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Reported to be a leader in the Taliban's Quetta Shura; Reported captured in late February 2010; Mohammad Hassan Akhund: First Deputy Council of Ministers: At large; spoke to Reuters by satellite telephone from an undisclosed location on May 4, 2003 [citation needed] Reported to be a leader in the Taliban's Quetta Shura. [14]
The death of the Taliban's founding leader, Mullah Omar, had been previously concealed for two years, and during that time, the Taliban had continued to issue statements in Mullah Omar's name. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] On 30 October 2021, Taliban officials said Akhundzada made a public appearance at the Darul Uloom Hakimah madrassa in Kandahar.
Mullah Baradar in 2020 in Doha, Qatar, to sign the Doha Agreement. Abdul Ghani Baradar [a] (born 29 September 1963 or c. 1968; known by the honorific mullah) is an Afghan politician and religious leader who is the acting first deputy prime minister, alongside Abdul Salam Hanafi, of the Taliban led government of Afghanistan.
Little is known about the leader of the Taliban who prefers to work from the shadows and delegate day to ruling of the group to deputies.
Dadullah (1966 – May 11, 2007) was the Taliban's most senior militant commander in Afghanistan until his death in 2007. [3] He was also known as Maulavi or Mullah Dadullah Akhund (Pashto: ملا دادالله آخوند).
Obaidullah was seen as the "number three" man in the Taliban. [6] In late 2001 or early 2002, Obaidullah surrendered to Afghan Northern Alliance troops near Kandahar and was then released as part of an amnesty. [7] He was one of the main Taliban military leaders in 2003 and was named to the Rahbari Shura (leadership council). [8]
The detainee emphasized this was merely a civilian position and he had no real political responsibilities within the Taliban. Additionally, he had no interaction with the leaders in the Taliban. The detainee admitted his allegiance with the Taliban as he was fearful of standing against the current governing body in Afghanistan.
Abdullah Mehsud was shot by soldiers. He was holding a grenade in hand intended to kill the soldiers but he fell down due to injuries and blown by grenade During the raid, several other militants were killed, Abdul Rahman Mehsud and Muhammad Azam, were captured along with a local Pakistani Taliban leader. [citation needed]