Khalil Haqqani
Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada | |
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Personal details | ||
Born | Chief of operations (until 2009) Commander (2009-2021) | 1 January 1966|
Commands | Chief of security for Kabul (August 10, 2021 - September 7, 2021) | |
Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War
War in Afghanistan
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Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani (
Early life and activities
Khalil Haqqani was born 1 January 1966 in
On 9 February 2011, the
On 9 February 2011 the United Nations pursuant to paragraph 2 of resolution 1904 (2009), Khalil Haqqani was added to the 1988 Sanctions List (TAi.150) for association with Al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden or the Taliban for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of” or “otherwise supporting acts or activities of” the Taliban.[7]
The Haqqani network was founded by Khalil Haqqani's brother
Government positions
In August 2021, after the fall of Kabul, Haqqani was placed in charge of security for the Kabul during the transition of power.[8][9]
On 7 September 2021, Khalil Haqqani was appointed as Minister of Refugees for the reinstated
References
- ^ United States Foreign Terrorist Organizations
- ^ Fox News: Top terrorist on most wanted list is welcomed into Kabul
- ^ a b c d e f Rewards for Justice - Khalil Haqqani
- ^ Executive Order 13224: Blocking Terrorist Property and a summary of the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
- ^ New York Times: Khalil Haqqani, long on America’s terrorist list, is welcomed by cheering crowds in Kabul
- ^ "HAQQANI, Khalil ur Rahman". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e United Nations Security Council - Khalil Ahmed Haqqani
- ^ Latifi, Ali M. (22 August 2021). "'All Afghans' should feel safe under Taliban, says security chief". Al Jazeera English.
- ^ Gardner, Frank (26 August 2021). "Afghanistan crisis: Who are Isis-K?". BBC News.
- ^ "Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan". BBC News. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-1500318796.
- Brown, Vahid (2013). Fountainhead of Jihad: The Haqqani Nexus, 1973–2012. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-932798-0.
- Coll, Steve (2004). Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001. Penguin Press. ISBN 1-59420-007-6.
- Goodson, Larry P. (2001). Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics and the Rise of the Taliban. Seattle: University of Washington Press. OCLC 44634408.
- Griffiths, John C. (2001), Afghanistan: A History of Conflict, ISBN 978-1-84222-597-4
- ISBN 0-19-579274-2
- ISBN 978-0-300-08340-8
- Rashid, Ahmad (2001). Taliban: The Story of the Afghan Warlords. London: Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-49221-7.
External links
- The Haqqani Network (PDF), by Jeffrey A. Dressler, Institute for the Study of War