Mawlawi Hamdullah Mukhlis | |
|---|---|
| مولوی حمد اللہ مخلص | |
| Commander of Staff of the Kabul Corps | |
| In office 4 October – 2 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Hasan Akhund |
| Supreme Leader | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Maulvi Nasrullah "Mati" |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 2 November 2021 Daoud Khan Military Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Islamic Emirate of AfghanistanHaqqani Network |
| Branch/service | Badri 313 Battalion (Islamic Emirate Army) |
| Rank | Commander |
| Commands | Commander of Staff of the Kabul Corps |
| Battles/wars | 2021 Taliban offensive Islamic State–Taliban conflict † |
Mawlawi Hamdullah Mukhlis (مولوی حمد اللہ مخلص) was a member of Afghan Taliban and the commander of Kabul Corps from 4 October 2021 to 2 November 2021.[1] Maulvi Hamdullah also known as the Conqueror of Kabul because he was the first senior Taliban military commander to enter the Afghan presidential palace on the day of the fall of the capital, Kabul in 2021.[2] Pictures from inside the presidential palace after the takeover showed Maulvi Hamdullah sitting on former US-backed President Ashraf Ghani’s chair.[3][4] Hamdullah Mukhlis was a member of the Haqqani Network and a senior Badri Special Forces officer.[5] He was killed on 2 November 2021 in a suicide attack on a hospital in Kabul city.
Death[edit]
Hamdullah died on 2 November 2021, in a suicide attack on a hospital in Kabul.[6] Hamdullah Mukhlis is the most senior Taliban leader to be killed since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August this year.[7]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Senior Taliban commander, several civilians killed in Kabul hospital attack". France 24. 2 November 2021.
- ^ "First to enter presidential palace, Taliban member died in Daesh attack". TRT World. 3 November 2021.
- ^ Lalzoy, Najibullah (November 3, 2021). "Key Taliban commander among those killed in Kabul attack". The Khaama Press News Agency – via www.khaama.com.
- ^ "The Commander of the Army Corps in Kabul Died in ISKP Attack". 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "At least 19 killed as blasts, gunfire hit Kabul military hospital". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "کابل حملہ: ہلاک ہونے والوں میں سینیئر طالبان کمانڈر بھی شامل". 3 November 2021.