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Mullah Muhammad Omar ( Pashto: محمد عمر, romanized: Muḥammad ʿUmar; 1960 – 23 April 2013) was an Afghan mujahideen commander, revolutionary, and the cleric who founded the Taliban.
Jul 29, 2015 · AFP. The lack of evidence that Mullah Omar was alive has been a big factor in the defection of several senior Taliban commanders to the group known as Islamic State...
Jul 29, 2015 · Mullah Mohammad Omar, the secretive head of the Taliban and an al-Qaida ally who led a bloody insurgency against U.S.-led forces, eluded capture for more than a decade in spite of being one of the most-hunted fugitives on Earth.
Jul 29, 2015 · Mullah Omar led the Taliban to victory over rival Afghan militias in the civil war that followed the withdrawal of Soviet troops.
Jul 29, 2015 · Mullah Mohammed Omar is a reclusive figure believed to lead the resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan from hiding somewhere in Pakistan or Afghanistan.
Jul 30, 2015 · Mullah Muhammad Omar, the leader of the fundamentalist Afghan Taliban movement, proved to be as enigmatic in death as he had been in life.
Jul 30, 2015 · The Taliban leader is believed to have suffered a shrapnel wound to his right eye in the 1980s. Mullah Omar was a reclusive figure even before his Taliban government fell from power in late...
Aug 2, 2015 · It is not surprising Mullah Mansour has been hastily chosen as the Taliban’s new leader, as he was in contact with Omar when he was alive (and, after his death, he faked messages in his name).
Jul 29, 2015 · Even in the prime of his life, at the height of his power, it was difficult for anyone to learn about, much less meet, Mullah Omar. He was simply the most reclusive, secretive leader in the...
Mohammad Omar, Afghan militant and leader of the Taliban who was the emir of Afghanistan (1996–2001). His refusal to extradite al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden prompted the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 that overthrew the government there. Learn more about Omar in this article.
