Afghan Biographies
Azizullah, Mullah
Name | Azizullah, Mullah |
Ethnic backgr. | Pashtun |
Date of birth | 1980 |
Function/Grade | Helmand Warlord Taliban |
History and Biodata | 3. Biodata: Azizullah learned to how make crude bombs out of old Soviet munitions and eventually moved on to make homemade explosives with fertilizer. He rose quickly and came to command a cell that operated all over war-torn Helmand, adjacent to Kandahar. He was persuaded to give up by Gen. Abdul Raqiz, the notorious border police commander whose 400-string militia acted as a mobile strike force killing Taliban ahead of 2010 NATO sweep through Kandahar. Azizullahs statement could not be verfied by the Nationonal Directorate of Security (NDS) as they did not return phone calls. |
Last Modified | 2011-06-13 |
Established | 2011-06-13 |