Jalaluddin

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Jalaluddin was an Afghan militant leader best known as the founder of the Haqqani network, a powerful insurgent group allied with the Taliban.

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Jalaluddin canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afghan militant leader
Islamist militant
person
alliedWith Taliban
al-Qaeda
causeOfDeath illness
child Sirajuddin Haqqani
conflict Afghan civil war
linked to: Afghan Civil War

Soviet–Afghan War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
countryOfCitizenship Afghanistan
dateOfDeath 2018
describedAs one of the most dangerous insurgent commanders in Afghanistan
ethnicGroup Pashtun
linked to: Pashtuns
familyName Haqqani
founderOf Haqqani network
givenName Jalaluddin
hasPart Haqqani network leadership council
linked to: Haqqani network
ideology Islamism
knownFor founding the Haqqani network
languageSpoken Arabic
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
militaryBranch Haqqani network
movement Taliban insurgency
name Jalaluddin Haqqani
notableEvent fought as a mujahideen commander against Soviet forces
integrated his forces into the Taliban movement
notableFor attacks on Afghan government and NATO forces
close ties with foreign jihadist fighters
cross-border insurgent operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan
networks of support in Pakistan’s tribal areas
use of suicide bombings in Afghanistan
operatedFrom Loya Paktia region
North Waziristan
operationalArea Afghanistan
Pakistan
partOf Afghan jihad against Soviet occupation
linked to: Soviet–Afghan War
placeOfDeath Afghanistan
positionHeld leader of the Haqqani network
senior Taliban leader
religion Sunni Islam
subjectOf United Nations sanctions
United States terrorism designations
successor Sirajuddin Haqqani

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Jalaluddin Haqqani givenName Jalaluddin
Jalaluddin Haqqani givenName Jalaluddin
subject linked to: Jalaluddin