Administration of Iran and Conquest of Afghanistan Iran was under the administrative control of the governor of Basrah. Hazrat Abu Musa Ashari (Rad.A) was the governor of Basrah when Hazrat Umar (Rad.A) died the people of Basrah complained against him and wrongly accused him of partiality for the Quraysh at last Hazrat Usman (Rad.A) recalled him to Medina and appointed Hazrat Abdullah bin Amir as the governor of Basrah. As stated before whole of the Persian Empire was conquered during the time of Hazrat Usman (Rad.A) and Persian Emperor, Yedzgird had ultimately fled to Balkh. After the death of Hazrat Usman (Rad.A) the exiled Emperor tried to instigate a rebellion in the frontier region of the empire against the Islamic rule. To crush this rebellion Hazrat Usman (Rad.A) appointed Hazrat Ubaidullah bin Ma’mar but he was not successful and was martyred in a battle. Then Hazrat Usman (Rad.A) asked Abdullah bin Amir, the newly appointed governor to deal with the rebels. He crushed the rebels. He crushed the rebellion and conquered some more parts viz. Hisra, Gazna, Herat and Kabul. He also took over Balkh. Thus the whole of Afghanistan was conquered. Then he took over Samrakand, Tashkand, Sajestan Arghiyahn and Turkmenistan.
