Afghan Biographies

Maulvi Nazir


Name Maulvi Nazir
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1975
Function/Grade Taiban Leader
History and Biodata

3. Biodata:

Mullah Nazir Maulvi Nazir (also Maulvi Nazir Wazir) was born 1975 and killed 2013. He was a leading militant of the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan. Nazir's operations were based in Wana. He was opposed to foreigners exercising influence in Waziristan, including Americans and Uzbek Jihadists The Pakistani military and intelligence establishment considered Nazir to be "good Taliban" as he did not have a particularly anti-government agenda or openly seek the overthrow of the Pakistani state. He was killed by a U.S. drone strike on 2 January 2013 in Angoor Adda. Bahawal Khan, also called Salahuddin Ayubi, was announced as Nazir's successor.

Nazir was a member of the Kakakhel tribe, part of the Ahmedzai Waziris. With an estimated birth year of 1975, he was a dual citizen of both Afghanistan and Pakistan and until 2010 owned property in Kandahar.[ He controlled large portions of South Waziristan and maintained influence in southwestern Afghan provinces of Paktika, Zabul, Helmand and into Kandahar. Prior to the creation of the Taliban he was affiliated with the Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, who was supported by Pakistan's Inter-service Intelligence Directorate during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. He later joined the Taliban and aligned himself politically with Maulana Fazlur Rahman’s JUI party.

Local Pakistani officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said that many Pakistani militants killed in the recent Ghazni four day siege and fightings (August10-14, 2018)  allegedly belonged to Mullah Nazir, an allegedly pro-government militant group. They also said dozens of dead bodies were taken to Punjab’s Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur and Khara areas. The dead bodies allegedly were brought from Wana from Afghanistan, where they were transported to southern parts of Punjab province.(20180817)

 

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