Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the Haqqani Network, has passed away after a long illness, the Taliban announced.
About:
Haqqani Network is a Sunni Islamist militant organization operating in the south-eastern region of Afghanistan and the north-western Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan.
US and Afghan officials claim the Haqqani Network is backed by the Pakistani military, a charge denied by Pakistani authorities. The network allegedly receives most of its funding from the Gulf countries.
Ideology and Goals: Like Taliban, it is fighting for eradicating Western influence and forces from Afghanistan and transform it into a strictly sharia-following state.
Timeline:
The Haqqani Network was formed by Jalaluddin Haqqani, who fought against Soviet forces in Afghanistan in the 1970s.
In 1995, the Haqqani Network allied with the Taliban and the two groups captured the Afghan capital Kabul in 1996.
In 2012, the US designated the group a terrorist organization.
On September 4, 2018, the Taliban announced that Jalaluddin passed away after a long illness. The network is now headed by Sirajuddin Haqqani, Jalaluddin's son.
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