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Abdur Razzaq Akhundzada عبدالرزاق آخوندزاده | |
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| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) |
| Occupation(s) | Politician,Taliban member |
| Known for | Quetta Shura Member |
MullahAbdur Razzaq Akhundzada (born 1958) is aPashtun politician who served as theInterior Minister of Afghanistan in 2001.[1] He served as the governor ofHerat in 1997[2] and is believed to be a member of theTaliban leadership. He is rumoured to belong to theAchakzai tribe, from a family of Jalaludin village,Spin Boldak District,Kandahar Province; it is also claimed that he is in fact not an Afghan, but is a Pakistani national.[3]
Abdul Razzaq traveled to Pakistan in mid-May 2000 to discuss the extradition of criminals, terrorism, drug trafficking and theAfghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement.[4] Pakistan demanded the closure of 18Afghan training camps, where Pakistani militants were believed to be receiving training.
Razzaq was captured in an uprising inMazar-i-Sharif[clarification needed] but later escaped.[2]
The British paperThe Scotsman reported that Razzaq was a founding member of the Taliban; that he headed the Taliban's customs department; and was later interior minister. The article further alleged that Razzaq was the number two in a then new Taliban military command structure.[5]
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