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Omar had been imprisoned at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan since his arrest in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-islamicstate/afghanistan-arrests-regional-islamic-state-leader-idUSKBN22N1XQ |title=Afghanistan arrests regional Islamic State leader |author=Reuters Staff |publisher=Reuters |date=May 11, 2020 |website=Reuters |access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> He was executed by the Taliban on August 16, 2021, one day after they seized control of Kabul, and an image of his body was later uploaded to social media. The execution was due to Omar's former role as the head of South Asia Islamic State, one of many militant groups in Afghanistan that the Taliban was aiming to control or eliminate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thepakistandaily.com/taliban-executes-is-leader-abu-omar-khorasani-one-day-after-afghanistan-conquest/ |title=Taliban executes IS leader Abu Omar Khorasani one day after Afghanistan conquest |last=Ahmed |first=Raja Furqan |publisher=The Pakistan Daily |date=August 19, 2021 |website=The Pakistan Daily |
Omar had been imprisoned at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan since his arrest in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-islamicstate/afghanistan-arrests-regional-islamic-state-leader-idUSKBN22N1XQ |title=Afghanistan arrests regional Islamic State leader |author=Reuters Staff |publisher=Reuters |date=May 11, 2020 |website=Reuters |access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> He was executed by the Taliban on August 16, 2021, one day after they seized control of Kabul, and an image of his body was later uploaded to social media. The execution was due to Omar's former role as the head of South Asia Islamic State, one of many militant groups in Afghanistan that the Taliban was aiming to control or eliminate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thepakistandaily.com/taliban-executes-is-leader-abu-omar-khorasani-one-day-after-afghanistan-conquest/ |title=Taliban executes IS leader Abu Omar Khorasani one day after Afghanistan conquest |last=Ahmed |first=Raja Furqan |publisher=The Pakistan Daily |date=August 19, 2021 |website=The Pakistan Daily |access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> |
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Omar Khalid
عمر خالد | |
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| Died | August 16, 2021 Kabul |
| Years of service | 2007-present |
| Battles / wars | War in North-West Pakistan |
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 Omar Khalid Khorasani |
Omar Khalid Khorasani (Template:Lang-ur) was a militant Islamist who served as the leader of the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). He was considered one of TTP's most effective and powerful leaders in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.[1] His real name is Abdul Wali Raghib.
On 7 March 2018, Khorasani was added to the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice wanted list with a bounty up to $3 million.[2] His name also features in the 'Red Book of Most Wanted High Profile Terrorists' published by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency.[3]
Personal life
Omar Khalid Khorasani was born in Qandaro, a village in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. He was a journalist and poet. Most of his poetry was religious or devotional as he mostly composed naats (poetry in praise of prophet Muhammad). Khorasani studied at a local school and then at a madrassah in Karachi.
Militant activity
Omar was radicalised at an early age and joined Harkat ul-Ansar, one of the militant groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir. When the U.S invaded Afghanistan in 2001, Khorasani set up an office of Harkat in Mohmand Agency, where he recruited fighters for ‘jihad’ against the American forces. Omar gained prominence, after vowing to avenge the Lal Masjid operation, and seized the shrine of a famous anti-colonialist fighter in the village of Ghazi Abad during the summer of 2007, renaming it Lal Masjid (Red Mosque).[4]
Joining TTP
In December 2007 when TTP was formed, Omar was named ameer of the group's franchise in Mohmand agency. Within the organisation, he was also given charge of Khyber agency where he orchestrated a campaign against government-backed lashkars (militias).
Death
Omar had been imprisoned at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan since his arrest in May 2020.[5] He was executed by the Taliban on August 16, 2021, one day after they seized control of Kabul, and an image of his body was later uploaded to social media. The execution was due to Omar's former role as the head of South Asia Islamic State, one of many militant groups in Afghanistan that the Taliban was aiming to control or eliminate.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Roggio, Bill (19 June 2011). "Pakistan claims 25 Taliban fighters killed in Mohmand airstrikes". Long War Journal. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Rewards for Justice - Wanted for Terrorism - Abdul Wali". rewardsforjustice.net. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Red Book of Most Wanted High Profile Terrorists" (PDF). fia.gov.pk. Federal Investigation Agency. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Peter Bergen & Katherine Tiedemann (2013). Talibanistan: Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics, and Religion. Oxford University Press. p. 371. ISBN 9780199893096.
- ^ Reuters Staff (May 11, 2020). "Afghanistan arrests regional Islamic State leader". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Ahmed, Raja Furqan (August 19, 2021). "Taliban executes IS leader Abu Omar Khorasani one day after Afghanistan conquest". The Pakistan Daily. The Pakistan Daily. Retrieved August 19, 2021.