Dadullah
Dadullah Akhund | |
|---|---|
| Native name | دادالله آخوند |
| Born | Around 1967 Uruzgan Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Died | May 11, 2007 (aged 40) Asadullah Khan Akah Drop, Garmsir, Helmand, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Allegiance | Taliban |
| Years of service | 1994–2007 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles / wars | Soviet–Afghan War Afghan civil war War in Afghanistan |
Dadullah (1966 – May 11, 2007) was the Taliban's most senior militant commander in Afghanistan until his death in 2007. He was also known as Maulavi or Mullah Dadullah Akhund (Pashto: ملا دادالله آخوند). He also earned the nickname of Lang, meaning "lame" (as in Timur Lang), because of a leg he lost during fighting.
An ethnic Pashtun from the Kakar tribe of Kandahar Province, he was known as "The Butcher", even among fellow Taliban members, for his brutality and outbursts of violence, notably in cutting men's heads off, as per some, even being stripped of his command at least twice by Mullah Omar due to his extreme behavior.
According to the United Nations' list of entities belonging to or associated with the Al-Qaeda organization, he had been the Taliban's Minister of Construction. He was killed by British and German special forces.