Talk:Jan Baz

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sort order[edit]

It is a mistake to try to shoehorn Afghans into the "last name, first name" order. Using defaultsort to enforce this shoehorning is a mistake.

In Afghanistan, if an individual HAS a "last name" (many Afghans only have a single name.), they don't inherit it from their father, in a way that makes sorting on it make sense.

One's "last name" is usually one's father's first name. So Nasrat Khan's son was named Hiztullah Yar Nasrat

Even a worse mistake in this individual's case. Are we going to arbitrarily pick "Baz" to shoehorn into being his surname? Or are we going to arbitrarily pick "Khan"?

It is much better to sort them on their first name.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 13:01, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The sentences "Baz is a nephew...", " from Baz's uncle", and "he saw Baz arrive" seem to suggest you yourself chose Baz as a surname. They must have been typos. Afasmit (talk) 04:20, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Released or transferred to another prison?[edit]

The article does not indicate if he has been transferred to another prison, or if he was released as a "free man". (He is not at Bagram — that part is clear.)--Corner benchmark (talk) 13:18, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merge article?[edit]

I am fairly certain that Jan Baz Khan is the same person as Jan Baz Zadran. I know original research is prohibited, but I was stationed at Forward Operating Base Chapman when Jan Baz, who was in charge of our Afghan Militia Force guards, was arrested (I actually witnessed his arrest). He was the nephew of Pacha Khan Zadran. Paratrooper450 (talk) 14:22, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Naming[edit]

Jan, meaning "dear" and "khan" meaning landowner, if you MUST pick one name to use when referring to the individual "Baz" may be best. Keep in mind that Afghans to not adhere to Western naming conventions, truly it should be Jan Baz Khan or at a minimum Jan Baz at every instance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.81.94.68 (talk) 19:09, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]