Sirajuddin Haqqani

Sirajuddin Haqqani

Sirajuddin Haqqani (Arabic: ???? ????? ?????? aliases Khalifa, and, Siraj Haqqani. born c.?1973 to 1980) is the current Afghan Minister of Interior and one of the two deputies of Taliban supreme commander, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada. He is also the leader of the Haqqani network, a sub-set of the Taliban organisation, and a scion of the Haqqani clan. As deputy leader of the Taliban, he oversaw armed combat against American and coalition forces, reportedly from a base within North Waziristan District in Pakistan. Haqqani is currently wanted by the FBI for questioning, with the U.S. State Department offering a reward of $10 million for information about his location that will lead to his arrest.

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