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[[Mullah]] '''Obaidullah, the [[Akhund]]''' ([[Pashto language|Pashto]]: {{lang|ps|ملا عبيدالله آخوند.}}) (b. ?? - d. March 5, 2010) was the [[Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan)|Defence Minister]] under the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|Taliban government]] in [[Afghanistan]] and later became an insurgent commander during the [[Taliban insurgency]] against the new [[Presidency of Hamid Karzai|Afghan government]] and the [[United States armed forces|US]]-led [[International Security Assistance Force|NATO forces]]. He was captured by [[Pakistan]]i security forces in 2007 and died in 2010 of a heart disease inside a prison in Pakistan. |
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[[Mullah]] '''Obaidullah, the [[Akhund]]''' ([[Pashto language|Pashto]]: {{lang|ps|ملا عبيدالله آخوند.}}) was the [[defence minister]] under the [[Taliban]] government in [[Afghanistan]] and later became an insurgent commander during the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|war]] with the [[United States]] and its allies. He was reported captured by [[Pakistan]]i security forces on March 2, 2007. Obaidullah was born in the [[Panjwai]] district of [[Kandahar Province]], Afghanistan.<ref name="IHT">Gall, Calotta: "Pakistanis catch a top member of Taliban", page 4. [[International Herald Tribune]], March 2, 2007</ref> |
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==Taliban== |
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Mulla Obaidullah was born in the [[Panjwai]] district of [[Kandahar Province]] in southern Afghanistan.<ref name="IHT">Gall, Calotta: "Pakistanis catch a top member of Taliban", page 4. [[International Herald Tribune]], March 2, 2007</ref> Obaidullah Akhund became the Defense Minister of Afghanistan in the 1990s, and the second of three top deputies to [[Mohammed Omar|Mullah Omar]], the [[spiritual leader]] of the Taliban [[movement]]. Obaidullah was seen as the "number three" man in the Taliban.<ref name=BBCNews>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6410389.stm 'Taleban leader held' in Pakistan], [[BBC News]]'', March 2, 2007</ref> In late 2001 or early 2002, Obaidullah surrendered to the Afghan [[Northern Alliance]] troops, but was released as part of an amnesty.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/entity.jsp?entity=mullah_obaidullah_akhund |title=Profile: Mullah Obaidullah Akhund |accessdate=2007-03-05 |work=Cooperative Research}}</ref> He was one of the main military leaders in 2003, and was named to the [[Mujahideen Shura Council (Afghanistan)|Mujahideen Shura Council]].<ref name="reuters">[[Reuters]], "Taliban names anti-US leadership council", June 24, 2003</ref> It is believed that he was one of the Taliban leaders closest to [[Osama bin Laden]]. [[Abdul Latif Hakimi]], who was captured by Pakistan in 2005, said that Obaidullah was one of two people with direct access to Mullah Omar, and that Obaidullah had personally ordered insurgent attacks, including the killing of a foreign-aid official in March 2005.<ref name="IHT"/> |
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==Capture== |
==Capture and death== |
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| ⚫ | Obaidullah was captured by Pakistani security forces in February 2007 in [[Quetta]], Pakistan.<ref name="BBCNews"/><ref name="Reuters">[http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL17142020070303 Pakistan braces for Taliban backlash after arrest], [[Reuters]]'', March 3, 2007</ref> He was the most senior Taliban official captured since the start of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|present war in Afghanistan]].<ref name="CNN"/> The arrest coincided with [[Vice President of the United States|U.S. Vice-President]] [[Dick Cheney]]'s visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan in late February 2007, but the timing has been reported to be a coincidence rather than a reaction to Cheney's visit.<ref name=CNN>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/pakistan.taliban.reut/index.html Report: Pakistan arrests one of Taliban's top three], [[CNN]]'', March 2, 2007</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Obaidullah was freed in November 2007 in exchange for the release of more than 200 Pakistani soldiers captured by the Taliban. He was rearrested in February 2008<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2007/11/08/while-pakistan-burns.html</ref><ref>http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/02/pakistan_rearrests_m.php</ref> and died on 5 March 2010 of a heart disease inside a prison in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/13/taliban-announce-death-ex-defense-minister-in-2010/</ref><ref>http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-announce-death-ex-defense-minister-080554754.html</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Obaidullah was captured by Pakistani |
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| ⚫ | Obaidullah was freed in November 2007 in exchange for the release of more than 200 Pakistani soldiers captured by the Taliban. He was rearrested in February 2008 |
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Revision as of 15:15, 13 February 2012
Mullah Obaidullah, the Akhund (Pashto: ملا عبيدالله آخوند.) (b. ?? - d. March 5, 2010) was the Defence Minister under the Taliban government in Afghanistan and later became an insurgent commander during the Taliban insurgency against the new Afghan government and the US-led NATO forces. He was captured by Pakistani security forces in 2007 and died in 2010 of a heart disease inside a prison in Pakistan.
Taliban
Mulla Obaidullah was born in the Panjwai district of Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan.[1] Obaidullah Akhund became the Defense Minister of Afghanistan in the 1990s, and the second of three top deputies to Mullah Omar, the spiritual leader of the Taliban movement. Obaidullah was seen as the "number three" man in the Taliban.[2] In late 2001 or early 2002, Obaidullah surrendered to the Afghan Northern Alliance troops, but was released as part of an amnesty.[3] He was one of the main military leaders in 2003, and was named to the Mujahideen Shura Council.[4] It is believed that he was one of the Taliban leaders closest to Osama bin Laden. Abdul Latif Hakimi, who was captured by Pakistan in 2005, said that Obaidullah was one of two people with direct access to Mullah Omar, and that Obaidullah had personally ordered insurgent attacks, including the killing of a foreign-aid official in March 2005.[1]
Capture and death
Obaidullah was captured by Pakistani security forces in February 2007 in Quetta, Pakistan.[2][5] He was the most senior Taliban official captured since the start of the present war in Afghanistan.[6] The arrest coincided with U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney's visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan in late February 2007, but the timing has been reported to be a coincidence rather than a reaction to Cheney's visit.[6]
Obaidullah was freed in November 2007 in exchange for the release of more than 200 Pakistani soldiers captured by the Taliban. He was rearrested in February 2008[7][8] and died on 5 March 2010 of a heart disease inside a prison in Karachi, Pakistan.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b Gall, Calotta: "Pakistanis catch a top member of Taliban", page 4. International Herald Tribune, March 2, 2007
- ^ a b 'Taleban leader held' in Pakistan, BBC News, March 2, 2007
- ^ "Profile: Mullah Obaidullah Akhund". Cooperative Research. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ Reuters, "Taliban names anti-US leadership council", June 24, 2003
- ^ Pakistan braces for Taliban backlash after arrest, Reuters, March 3, 2007
- ^ a b Report: Pakistan arrests one of Taliban's top three, CNN, March 2, 2007
- ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2007/11/08/while-pakistan-burns.html
- ^ http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/02/pakistan_rearrests_m.php
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/13/taliban-announce-death-ex-defense-minister-in-2010/
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-announce-death-ex-defense-minister-080554754.html