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The Haqqani Network is an Sunni Islamist insurgent group that operates in Eastern Afghanistan but is based out of Pakistan. Since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, the Haqqani Network has perpetrated deadly attacks on U.S and Afghan forces. | The Haqqani Network is an Sunni Islamist insurgent group that operates in Eastern Afghanistan but is based out of Pakistan. Since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, the Haqqani Network has perpetrated deadly attacks on U.S and Afghan forces. | ||
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| + | ==Leadership== | ||
| + | *'''Jalaluddin Haqqani'''- founder of the Haqqani Network. He died in 2018. <ref>https://www.counterextremism.com/threat/haqqani-network</ref> | ||
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| + | *'''Sirajuddin Haqqani'''- reported deputy emir; head of the Quetta Shura | ||
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| + | *'''Abdul Aziz Ahbasin'''- Haqqani Network governor of Paktika province in Afghanistan | ||
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| + | *'''Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani'''- Gulf based fundraiser and facilitator | ||
==Pakistani support== | ==Pakistani support== | ||
Revision as of 01:06, May 24, 2020
The Haqqani Network is an Sunni Islamist insurgent group that operates in Eastern Afghanistan but is based out of Pakistan. Since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, the Haqqani Network has perpetrated deadly attacks on U.S and Afghan forces.
Leadership
- Jalaluddin Haqqani- founder of the Haqqani Network. He died in 2018. [1]
- Sirajuddin Haqqani- reported deputy emir; head of the Quetta Shura
- Abdul Aziz Ahbasin- Haqqani Network governor of Paktika province in Afghanistan
- Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani- Gulf based fundraiser and facilitator
Pakistani support
In September 2011, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen has said that the Haqqani Network is a "veritable arm of the ISI".[2]