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.
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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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