Mullah Obaidullah, the Akhund (Pashto: ملا عبيدالله آخوند.‎) was the Defence minister under the Taliban government in Afghanistan and later became an insurgent commander during the war with the United States and its allies. He was reported captured by Pakistani security forces on March 2, 2007. Obaidullah was born in the Panjwai district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.^[1] Mullahs in the court of a Qajar monarch, Iran. ... An akhoond (akhund or akond) (Persian: ‎) is a Persian name for a Muslim cleric, common in Iran and Azerbaijan. ... Pashto (‎, IPA: also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto ‎, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu, Pushtoo, Pathan, or Afghan language) is an Iranian language of the Indo-Iranian language family spoken by Pashtuns living in southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ... Department of Defence redirects here. ... Armed Taliban in pickup truck in Herat, July 2001. ... Combatants al-Qaeda Taliban Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Afghanistan Northern Alliance United States ISAF NATO members: United Kingdom Canada Netherlands other allies Commanders Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Omar, Obaidullah Akhund Mullah Dadullah Bismillah Khan Tommy Franks Dan McNeill David Fraser Strength Taliban: unknown al-Qaeda: unknown Afghan National Army: 43... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Panjwaye (also spelled Panjwai, Panjwaii, Panjway or Panjwayi) is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. ... Kandahar province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...

Taliban

Mullah Obaidullah Akhund was the Defence Minister of Afghanistan, and the second of three top deputies to Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban. He is seen as the "number three" man in the Taliban.^[2] In late 2001 or early 2002, Obaidullah surrendered to Northern Alliance troops, but was released as part of an amnesty.^[3] He was one of the main military leaders during the war with American and Allied forces, and many commanders reported to him directly. It is believed that he was one of the Taliban leaders closest to Osama bin Laden. Abdul Latif Hakimi, who was captured by Pakistan in 2005, said that Obaidullah was one of two people with direct access to Mullah Omar, and that Obaidullah had personally ordered insurgent attacks, including the killing of a foreign-aid official in March 2005.^[1] One of the only known photographs of Omar (date unknown) Mullah Mohammed Omar (ملا محمد عمر; born 1959) is the reclusive leader of the Taliban of Afghanistan and Afghanistans former de facto Head of State who has been in hiding since the... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Flag flown by the UIF. The United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (UIF, Jabha-yi Muttahid-i Islami-yi Milli bara-yi Nijat-i Afghanistan), also known as the Northern Alliance (term used by the Western media, Taliban and Al-Qaeda), was a military-political umbrella organization of... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ... Mullah Abdul Latif Halimi, also known as Latif Halimi or Halim Latifi, was a purported spokesman for the Taliban in Afghanistan. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... One of the only known photographs of Omar (date unknown) Mullah Mohammed Omar (ملا محمد عمر; born 1959) is the reclusive leader of the Taliban of Afghanistan and Afghanistans former de facto Head of State who has been in hiding since the... ← - 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in March • 31 – Terri Schiavo • 30 – Mitch Hedberg • 29 – Johnnie Cochran • 27 – Wilfred Bigelow • 26 – Paul Hester • 26 – James Callaghan • 21 – Jeff Weise • 21 – Bobby Short • 19 – John De Lorean • 18 – Gary Bertini • 17 – George F...

Capture

Obaidullah was captured by Pakistani Forces on February 26, 2007, in the city of Quetta, which is located in Balochistan, near the Afghan border.^[2][4] The Taliban denies that he has been captured^[2]. Obaidullah is the most senior Taliban official captured since the 2001 U.S. led invasion of Afghanistan.^[5] The arrest coincided with U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney's visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan in late February 2007, but the timing has been reported to be a coincidence rather than a reaction to Cheney's visit.^[5] February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Quetta (Urdu: کوئٹہ) is the capital of the province Balochistan in Pakistan. ... Major ethnic groups in Pakistan and surrounding areas, in 1980. ... Combatants al-Qaeda Taliban Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Afghanistan Northern Alliance United States ISAF NATO members: United Kingdom Canada Netherlands other allies Commanders Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Omar, Obaidullah Akhund Mullah Dadullah Bismillah Khan Tommy Franks Dan McNeill David Fraser Strength Taliban: unknown al-Qaeda: unknown Afghan National Army: 43... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... February 2007 is the second month of that year and has yet to occur. ...

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