Second Deputy Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
In office May 2002 – February 2007[1]
Leader
Mullah Omar
Preceded by
Office established[2]
Succeeded by
Akhtar Mansour[1]
Defense Minister of Afghanistan
In office April 1997 – September 9, 2001
Personal details
Born
c. 1968 Panjwai, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Died
March 5, 2010(2010-03-05) (aged 41–42) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party
Taliban
Occupation
Politician, Taliban leader
Military service
Allegiance
Taliban (1994–2010)
Years of service
1994–2010
Rank
Commander
Battles/wars
Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan
Mullah Obaidullah the Akhund (Pashto: ملا عبيدالله آخوند; c. 1968 – March 5, 2010) was the Defence Minister in the Afghan Taliban government of 1996–2001 and then an insurgent commander during the Taliban insurgency against the Afghan government of Hamid Karzai and the US-led NATO forces. He was captured by Pakistani security forces in 2007 and died of heart disease in a Pakistani prison in 2010.
^ abSayed, Abdul (8 September 2021). "Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized?". Voice of America. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^Ruttig, Thomas (March 2021). "Have the Taliban Changed?". CTC Sentinel. 14 (3). Combating Terrorism Center. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
Mullah Obaidullah the Akhund (Pashto: ملا عبيدالله آخوند; c. 1968 – March 5, 2010) was the Defence Minister in the Afghan Taliban government of 1996–2001...
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