Afghan Biographies

Yuldashi, Azizullah


Name Yuldashi, Azizullah
Ethnic backgr. Uzbek
Date of birth
Function/Grade Uzbek Terrorist
History and Biodata

3. Biodata:
Azizullah Yuldashi, s/o Uzbek jihadist Tahir Yuldashi Tahir Yuldashev head of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), is a second-generation warlord. Often described as dangerous, ambitious, and fanatical, the infamous jihadist has brought death to many people in Afghanistan. Until recently, he was incarcerated in the notorious Bagram prison – but in the fall of 2016, Azizullah was released by US unexpectedly , according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.  Later on Azizullah was moved to the Darzab District of the Jowzjan Province in the north of Afghanistan, where he headed a unit of 25 militants that left the IMU for ISIS. As a result, Azizullah’s unit subjugated armed formations of the Taliban in some districts of the provinces of Jowzjan, Faryab and Sar-e Pol, compelled the local population to swear loyalty to ISIS and established a second open bridgehead of ISIS in the north of Afghanistan (after the first one in Nangarhar).Locals and refugees in Mazari Sharif have witnessed and suffered the warlord’s atrocities in the neighboring Faryab and Sar-e-Pul provinces. But while some Afghans have allegedly chosen to make profit from the terrorist’s rule, others decided to resist, having formed a small force of locals fighting Azizullah's tyranny. Azizullah is now leading the new regional branch of ISIS in Northern Afghanistan.

Last Modified 2018-08-24
Established 2018-08-24