Military Affairs Commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021-present)
Rank
Commander
Unit
Sayyid Ala ud-Din Agha 203 Mansoori Corps
Commands
Deputy Chief of Army Staff Head of the Military Affairs Commission (until 2014) Panjshir Brigade (since 2022) Andarab Regiment (since 2022)
Battles/wars
Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
United States invasion of Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
2021 Taliban offensive
Fall of Kabul[2]
Panjshir Conflict[3]
Criminal history
Released
2007 Pul-e-Charkhi prison
Detained at
Guantanamo
Other name(s)
Abdul Qhulam Rasoul Abdullah Zakir Qayyum Zakir Y Abdhullah
ISN
8
Status
Repatriated to Afghanistan, later released
Abdul Qayyum "Zakir" (born 1973), also known by the nom de guerre Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul,[4][5] is the acting Deputy Minister of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[6] He previously served as the acting Defense Minister, from 24 August 2021 to 7 September 2021.[7]
Zakir joined the Taliban movement in 1997 and took part in the Afghan civil war. He held the positions of deputy army commander, northern front commander and minister of defence for a short period during the first Taliban government of Afghanistan.[8] Following the United States invasion of Afghanistan, Zakir surrendered to US forces and was interned in the US Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.[9] He was transferred from US custody to Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Afghanistan, from where he was later released.[5]
After his release, Zakir rose through the ranks of the Taliban, running military operations in Helmand and Nimroz provinces[10] before becoming the Taliban's overall military commander. During his tenure he was often described as one of the movement's hardliners and was reported to maintain close links to Iran.[11] In 2014, he stepped down, reportedly following an internal leadership dispute,[12] then was appointed as a deputy to the military head in 2020.[13]
^Harris, Jr., Harry B. (December 26, 2006). "MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, United States Southern Command, 3511 NW Avenue, Miami, FL 33172" (PDF). The New York Times. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. United States Department of Defense. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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^Gopal, Anand (April 30, 2010). "Qayyum Zakir: The Taliban's Rising Mastermind". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
^ abEvans, Michael; Philp, Catherine (March 13, 2009). "Afghans pressed to explain release of Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul". The Times. London. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^Gopalakrishnan, Raju; Mackenzie, James (21 September 2021). Birsel, Robert (ed.). "Taliban appoint hardline battlefield commanders to key Afghan posts". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
^"Taliban appoints former Guantanamo detainee as acting defense minister, Al Jazeera says". Reuters. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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^"List of Individuals Detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from January 2002 through May 15, 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. 2006-05-15. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
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^Farmer, Ben (25 August 2021). "Afghan government worker killed by Taliban militants despite amnesty promise". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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