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:''There also a [[Uighur]] who directed a small Uighur camp in the [[Tora Bora]] mountains of [[Afghanistan]] named [[Abdul Haq (Uighur)|Abdul Haq]].
'''Abdul Haq''' (died 2001) was a [[Northern Alliance]] leader who was captured and killed trying to lead an uprising against the [[Taliban]] during the [[United States]] bombing campaign in [[Afghanistan]].
'''Abdul Haq''' (died 2001) was a [[Northern Alliance]] leader who was captured and killed trying to lead an uprising against the [[Taliban]] during the [[United States]] bombing campaign in [[Afghanistan]].



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For other uses, see the disambiguation page for Abdul Haq.

Abdul Haq (died 2001) was a Northern Alliance leader who was captured and killed trying to lead an uprising against the Taliban during the United States bombing campaign in Afghanistan.

He was a member of politically prominent family in Afghanistan, with ties to former king Zahir Shah. His brother Abdul Qadir was an early backer of Hamid Karzai, who was rewarded with a cabinet position, before he was assassinated in 2002.