Zar Ajam
Zar Ajam | |
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زار عجم | |
Ajam in a BBC News interview shortly before his execution | |
| Born | Zar Ajam 1993 or 1994 North Waziristan, Pakistan |
| Died | 20 June 2011 (aged 17) Pul-e-Charkhi prison, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Criminal status | Executed by hanging |
| Conviction | Terrorism |
| Criminal charge | Terrorism |
| Penalty | Death (18 May 2011) |
Date apprehended | 19 February 2011 |
Zar Ajam (Pashto: زار عجم; 1993/1994 – 20 June 2011) was a Pakistani teenager and convicted mass murderer and terrorist who was executed by hanging in Afghanistan for the February 2011 attack on the New Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, which left 40 people dead.
Ajam showed remorse and apologized for his actions shortly before his execution. He was 17.