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Also known as Mullah Dadullah, Dadullah Akhund, Mullah Dadullah Akhund, Maulavi Dadullah Akhund

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 (). He also earned the nickname of Lang, meaning "lame" (as in Timur Lang), because of a leg he lost during fighting.

Quotes

  • Our war is not against everybody who is American or British, but against whoever stops us from fighting America and Britain, whether it is Pakistan or even our own people.

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Military person.name
Dadullah Akhund
Military person.native_name
دادالله آخوند
Military person.native_name_lang
ps
Military person.image
Mullah Dadullah.png
Military person.birth_date
Around 1967
Military person.death_date
May 11, 2007 (aged 40)
Military person.birth_place
Uruzgan Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Military person.death_place
Asadullah Khan Akah Drop, Garmsir, Helmand, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Military person.allegiance
25px Taliban
Military person.serviceyears
1994–2007
Military person.rank
Commander
Military person.battles
Soviet–Afghan WarAfghan civil warWar in Afghanistan

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date of birth
1966-01-01
date of death
2007-05-12
name in native language
ملا دادالله آخوند
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  • Early life
  • Fight post 2001
  • Death
  • Post-death
  • See also
  • References

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 (). 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.

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