Ahmad Zubair

*"Please, I'm not a terrorist. I have a family, children. I am a good man."*
―Ahmad Zubair to William Rawlins[src]
**Ahmad Zubair** (Pashto: احمد زبیر) was an officer of the Afghan National Police who had cooperated with Dinah Madani in an investigation into Afghan heroin smuggling. When Zubair uncovered some of the illegal actions of Operation Cerberus, as well as the operation's ties to the heroin smuggling, he was painted a "terrorist" by William Rawlins and captured by the Cerberus Squad. Despite Zubair insisting upon his innocence, Rawlins had then ordered Frank Castle to illegally execute him.

## Biography

### Afghan Police

#### Killed by Cerberus Squad

*"Ahmad Zubair was my partner. He was taken from his home in Kandahar, shot in the head, and buried in an unmarked grave."*
―Dinah Madani to Sam Stein[src]

Zubair worked in the Afghan National Police during the war in Afghanistan. Partnered with Dinah Madani from the Homeland Security, he assisted in investigating heroin smuggling in Kandahar. He relayed to Madani that he had discovered some criminal activity and that Americans were involved, and was also assured protection for his testimony.

However, Zubair was then painted as a "terrorist" by William Rawlins, captured by the Cerberus Squad and tortured into revealing whom he told about the Operation Cerberus. When he was deemed to be useless by Ray Schoonover and Rawlins, they order Zubair's death, carried out by Frank Castle. Under the orders of Rawlins, his body was buried out in the deserts of Afghanistan by Castle and Gunner Henderson.

### Legacy

#### Search for Justice

*"I resent that no one wants the truth."
"I just want you to be sure that this case of yours isn't just a way to avoid dealing with losing someone you were close to."
"I didn't lose anyone. They killed him. I told Ahmad he could trust us. Told him he could trust me."*
―Dinah Madani and Farah Madani[src]
Zubair's body was eventually discovered, however, authorities were unable to get the details about his death, as Castle removed the bullet from his skull. Madani started her own investigation to find out what happened with Zubair and she received an anonymous tip with the footage of his execution. However, the footage was stolen and Madani was pulled out from Afghanistan by the Homeland Security, so she returned to New York City to continue her investigation.

During her investigation, Madani was able to connect Zubair's execution and heroin smuggling operation with Frank Castle and his old military squad. Madani was approached by Micro, who was the one who sent her the footage of Zubair's execution. Micro told her everything about Operation Cerberus and William Rawlins who ordered Castle to murder Zubair. Castle gave his testimony to the Homeland Security, exposing Rawlins and his operation and taking the blame for Zubair's murder. After Rawlins' death, CIA and Homeland Security changed the narrative to keep Castle out of the story and Marion James personally asked Madani to keep Rawlins' participation out of the record to keep CIA clean.

## Abilities

* **Investigator**: Zubair was a skilled investigator who was discovered that heroin was being trafficked out of Afghanistan by US soldiers.
* **Bilingualism**: Zuabir was fluent in his native Pashto, as well as English

## Facilities

### Prisons

* **Cerberus Squad Compound**: *To be added*

## Relationships

* Children

Allies* Afghan National Police
* United States Department of Homeland Security
	+ Dinah Madani - Former Partner and Friend
	+ William Rawlins † - Torturer
	+ Ray Schoonover/Blacksmith †
	+ Frank Castle - Killer
	+ Billy Russo †
	+ Gunner Henderson †

## Appearances

* *The Punisher*
	+ *Season One*
		- *Kandahar* (flashback)
		- *3 AM* (picture)
		- *Two Dead Men* (footage)
		- *Kandahar* (footage)
		- *Resupply* (mentioned)
		- *Gunner* (footage)
		- *Front Toward Enemy* (mentioned)
		- *Virtue of the Vicious* (mentioned)
		- *Danger Close* (footage)
		- *Home* (footage)
	+ *Season Two*
		- *One Bad Day* (mentioned)
		- *The Dark Hearts of Men* (mentioned)

## Behind the Scenes

* Neimah Djourabchi was a stunt double for Shezi Sardar in the role of Ahmad Zubair.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Punisher: 1.03: Kandahar*
2. ↑ *The Punisher: 1.02: Two Dead Men*
3. ↑ *The Punisher: 1.09: Front Toward Enemy*
4. ↑ *The Punisher: 1.12: Home*
5. ↑ *The Punisher: 2.07: One Bad Day*