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Jalaluddin Haqqani (Pashto: جلال الدين حقاني, romanized: Jalāl al-Dīn Ḥaqqānī) (1939 – 3 September 2018) was an Afghan insurgent commander who founded the Haqqani network, an insurgent group who fought in guerilla warfare against US-led NATO forces and the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan government that they supported.
The Haqqani network was founded in 1970 by Jalaluddin Haqqani, a fundamentalist of the Zadran tribe, who fought for Yunus Khalis's mujahideen faction against the Soviets in the 1980s. Jalaluddin Haqqani died in 2018 and his son Sirajuddin Haqqani now leads the group.
Sep 4, 2018 · Jalaluddin Haqqani was a significant militant figure in Afghanistan and had close ties to both the Taliban and al-Qaeda. His son is believed to have taken over control of the group in...
Sep 4, 2018 · Jalaluddin Haqqani was a Cold War ally of the C.I.A. Through his son’s Taliban leadership, his group has become central to the war against the Americans.
May 22, 2024 · Founded by Jalaluddin Haqqani, a guerrilla leader from the Pashtun Jadran (Zadran) tribe, the network originated during the Afghan War (1978–92) and became a prominent ally of the Taliban in the 1990s.
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Sep 4, 2018 · Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the Haqqani network, a Taliban ally and former U.S. ally, passed away in Afghanistan after years of ill health. He was a religious scholar and a fierce fighter who joined the Taliban in 1996 and fought U.S. and NATO troops for years.
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…founder of the Haqqani network, Jalaluddin Haqqani, rose to prominence as a guerrilla leader in the 1970s and ’80s. A member of the Pashtun Jadran (Zadran) tribe from Paktiyā province in southeastern Afghanistan, Haqqani was educated in religious schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
