List of Taliban leaders
Encyclopedia
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| Mullah Mullah Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā , meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian"... Mohammad Hassan Akhund |
First Deputy Council of Ministers |
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| Abdul Rahman Zahed | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
War in Afghanistan (2001–present) The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom... , but had returned before the end of 2001 to his home village in Loghar province; |
| Mullah Ubaidullah Akhund | Minister of Defense |
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| Mullah Abdul Razaq Abdul Razak (Guantanamo detainee 1043) Maulavi Abdul Razak is a citizen of Afghanistan, who held the post of Minister of Commerce in the Taliban government. He was captured by government forces in April 2003, and is still held in extrajudicial detention after being transferred from United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba... |
Commerce Minister Afghan Commerce Minister Current and past governments of Afghanistan have included a Minister of Commerce in the Afghan cabinet.... |
Kandahar Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level... , April 1, 2003. Razaq's son, Abdul, had been killed on September 5, 2002 as he tried to shoot President Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001... . Abdul Razaq testified he had merely started out as a civilian, conscripted into Afghanistan's civil service Civil service The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations.... by the Pakistan who was promoted to Commerce Minister, without ever becoming a member of the Taliban. He testified he had taken advantage of an amnesty Karzai offered when the Taliban fell, and had not been involved in politics since the fall of the Taliban. |
| Mullah Khaksar Akhund | Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs |
Kabul Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan... , late November, 2001 and denounced the Taliban; by August 2002, he supports the U.S.-backed Afghan government of Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001... ; at large |
| Qari Ahmadullah Qari Ahmadullah Qari Ahmadullah was an Afghan politician and the Taliban's first interior minister in 1996.He was also responsible for bribing anti-Taliban commanders to desert the ranks of the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan opposition... |
Minister of Security (Intelligence) |
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| Mullah Nooruddin Turabi | Minister of Justice |
Quetta is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the... by Pakistani officials by the end of 2001; captured by United States forces and then set free and given general amnesty in early January 2002 |
| Amir Khan Muttaqi | Minister of Culture & Information |
Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.... , Pakistan before the end of 2001 and still "hiding out in the Pakistani frontier" March 19, 2002; |
| Mullah Ghausuddin Ghausuddin Mullah Ghausuddin was a Taliban commander killed during the fights in Zabul province.... |
Zabul Province Zabul is a historic province of Afghanistan. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963, with Qalat being named the provincial capital. It should not be confused with the city Zabol, on the Iranian side of the border with Afghanistan.- Political and security situation... , May 27, 2003 |
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| Mullah Abbas Akhund | Minister of Health |
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| Mawlawi Abdul Raqib | First Deputy Council of Ministers |
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Governors
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| Mawlawi Mawlawi (Islamic title) Mawlawi is an honorific Islamic religious title given to Sunni Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names, similar to the titles Maulana, Mullah, or Shaykh. Mawlawi generally means highly-qualified Islamic scholar... Abdul Kabir Abdul Kabir Maulavi Mohammed Abdul Kabir is a senior member of the Taliban leadership.The United Nations reports that he was Second Deputy of the Taliban's Council of Ministers; Governor of Nangarhar Province; and Head of the Eastern Zone.... |
Governor of Nangrahar Province |
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| Mawlawi Mawlawi (Islamic title) Mawlawi is an honorific Islamic religious title given to Sunni Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names, similar to the titles Maulana, Mullah, or Shaykh. Mawlawi generally means highly-qualified Islamic scholar... Nurullah Nuri |
Governor of Balkh Province Balkh Province Balkh is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country and its name derives from the ancient city of Balkh, near the modern town... |
Abdul Rashid Dostum Abdul Rashid Dostum is a former pro-Soviet fighter during the Soviet war in Afghanistan and is considered by many to be the leader of Afghanistan's Uzbek community and the party Junbish-e Milli-yi Islami-yi Afghanistan... http://www.hrw.org/press/2001/12/commanders1203.htm; |
| Na'im Kucki | Governor of Bamian Province |
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| Mawlawi Mawlawi (Islamic title) Mawlawi is an honorific Islamic religious title given to Sunni Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names, similar to the titles Maulana, Mullah, or Shaykh. Mawlawi generally means highly-qualified Islamic scholar... Ahmad Jan |
Governor of Zabul Province Zabul Province Zabul is a historic province of Afghanistan. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963, with Qalat being named the provincial capital. It should not be confused with the city Zabol, on the Iranian side of the border with Afghanistan.- Political and security situation... |
United Nations The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... in 2000. |
| Mullah Mullah Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā , meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian"... Hassan Rehmani |
governor of Kandahar province Kandahar Province Kandahar or Qandahar is one of the largest of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in southern Afghanistan, between Helmand, Oruzgan and Zabul provinces. Its capital is the city of Kandahar, which is located on the Arghandab River. The province has a population of nearly... |
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| Mullah Mullah Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā , meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian"... Mir Muhammad |
shadow governor of Baghlan province in 2010 |
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| Mullah Mullah Mullah is generally used to refer to a Muslim man, educated in Islamic theology and sacred law. The title, given to some Islamic clergy, is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā , meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian"... Abdul Salam |
shadow governor of Kunduz province in 2010 |
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| Mullah Abdul Salaam Alizai Abdul Salaam Alizai Mullah Abdul Salaam Alizai is a former member of the Taliban movement who defected to the Afghan government in December 2007. He is a leader of the Alizai, a Pashtun tribe.In the 1980s, Mullah Abdul Salaam took part in the resistance against the Soviets... |
Governor of Orūzgān Province Oruzgan Province Orūzgān or Urōzgān , also spelled Uruzgan or Rōzgān , is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the center of the country, though the area is culturally and tribally linked to Kandahar in the south. Its capital is Tarin Kowt... in the 1990s |
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Other high ranking officials, ambassadors and envoys abroad
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| Noor Mohammad Saqib | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Allegedly moved to Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.... , Pakistan before the end of 2001 http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,624586,00.html; arrested January 30, 2002 near Quetta Quetta is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the... by Pakistani authorities http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/01/31/wafg31.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/01/31/ixworld.html; whereabouts now unknown |
| Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi Sayed Rahmatullah Hashmi is a former envoy of the Taliban government in Afghanistan. 'Sayed' is an honorific title that indicates lineage with the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Also known simply as Rahmatullah, he was once enrolled as a non-degree student at Yale University... | Envoy to United States | Currently a student at Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/26/america/web.0226talib.full.php |
| Abdul Hakim Mujahid | Envoy to the United Nations United Nations The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... | Arrived in Pakistan in early December 2001 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1691217.stm |
| Akhtar Mohammad Mansour | Head of Aviation | In early October, 2001, reports alleged that he was killed during air raids by U.S.-British forces http://intellnet.org/news/2001/10/08/7496-1.shtml |
| Hammdidullah Hammdidullah Hammdidullah is a citizen of Afghanistan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.American counter-terror analysts estimate he was born in 1973, in... , aka Janat Gul | Head of Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. is the oldest and the national airline of Afghanistan, and is currently the largest Afghan airline, headquartered in Kabul... | Surrendered November 24, 2001 east of Konduz . Status later established by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal Combatant Status Review Tribunal The Combatant Status Review Tribunals were a set of tribunals for confirming whether detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp had been correctly designated as "enemy combatants". The CSRTs were established July 7, 2004 by order of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense... as "no longer enemy combatant" and released. |
Field commanders
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| Mullah Fazel Mohammad Mazloom | Chief of Staff |
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| Mullah Dadullah Mullah Dadullah Maulavi or Mullah Dadullah or Dadullah Akhund was the Taliban's senior military commander until his death by U.S and U.K special ops in 2007. He was an ethnic Pashtun from the Kakar tribe of Kalai-Kakaran village in Uruzgan province of Afghanistan... |
senior military commander |
Kunduz Kunduz also known as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. It is linked by highways with Mazari Sharif to the west, Kabul to the south and Tajikistan's border to the north... in November 2001 and reached Kandahar Kandahar Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level... . Took part in the evacuation of Kandahar, then may have returned to his native town Kajai in Helmand Helmand Province Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the southwest of the country. Its capital is Lashkar Gah. The Helmand River flows through the mainly desert region, providing water for irrigation.... province http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,624586,00.html. Allegedly participated (by giving orders via cell phone) in the murder of Ricardo Munguia on March 27, 2003. Suicide attack A suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :... . |
| Jalaluddin Haqqani Jalaluddin Haqqani Mawlawi Jalaluddin Haqqani is the leader of the Haqqani network, an insurgent group fighting against US-led NATO forces and the government of Afghanistan. He also fought in the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan, including in the Operation Magistral... |
Described as Taliban's current military leader |
Khost Khost or Khowst is a city in eastern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Khost province, which is a mountainous region near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan... , from the Soviets Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... , in 1991. Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001... asked him to serve as Prime Minister Prime minister A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime... , in an attempt to split off the Taliban's moderate wing. |
| Abdul Razaq Nafez | field commander |
Kunduz Kunduz also known as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. It is linked by highways with Mazari Sharif to the west, Kabul to the south and Tajikistan's border to the north... and disappeared after fleeing to Kandahar Kandahar Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level... http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,624586,00.html |
| Mullah Shahzada | provincial commander |
Shahzada (Guantanamo detainee 952) -Transcript:Shahzada chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.On March 3, 2006, in response to a court order from Jed Rakoff the Department of Defense published a nine page summarized transcripts from his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.... held in Guantanamo wasn't captured until 2003, and wasn't released until 2005. There is no evidence that the Guantanmo detainee named Shahzada was ever a member of the Taliban, or that he had enrolled in the Taliban following his release. |
| Mullah Muhammad Hasan Rehmani | militia commander |
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| Gul Mohammed Jangvi Gul Mohammed Jangvi Mullah Gul Mohammed Jangvi is a Taliban field commander.In an article published on June 9, 2006 the Asia Times described Gul Mohammed Jangvi as a former captive in the Bagram Theater detention facility, who had been denounced and captured in 2003, tortured, and forced to join the Jaish Muslim.The... |
field commander |
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| Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani Akhtar Mohammad Osmani Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani or Usmani was a senior leader of the Taliban, treasurer for the organization, and close associate of Osama bin Laden and Mohammed Omar. He was involved in the demolition of the Buddhas of Bamyan. He was considered a potential successor to Mullah Omar... |
field commander | Killed in U.S. airstrike in December 2006. Confirmed dead by Taliban officials. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/12/27/osmani-death.html |
| Mullah Abdul Zahir | group commander | Killed in the U.S. airstrike that killed Osmani in December 2006 http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?164256 |
| Commander | Captured in Pakistan as of August 2, 2007 http://www.andhranews.net/Intl/2007/August/2/Qaeda-militants-arrested-10318.asp |
Ghazni Province
Ghazni is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Babur records in his Babur-Nama that Ghazni is also known as Zabulistan It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Ghazni City...
on JPEL. Captured by Task Force 50 unit from 1 Pułk Specjalny Komandosów
1st Special Commando Regiment
The 1 Pułk Specjalny Komandosów, 1 PSK is one of the three special operations forces currently operating within the Polish military's structure, Special Forces of Poland....
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