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Mullah Muhammad Omar ( Pashto: محمد عمر, romanized: Muḥammad ʿUmar; 1960 – 23 April 2013) was an Afghan mujahideen commander, revolutionary, and the cleric who founded the Taliban.
Jul 30, 2015 · The Taliban have confirmed that their long-time leader, Mullah Omar is dead. The Taliban have not provided details on where or when he died, but the Afghan government says he died two years ago...
Mohammad Omar, Afghan militant and leader of the Taliban who was the emir of Afghanistan (1996–2001). His refusal to extradite al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden prompted the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 that overthrew the government there. Learn more about Omar in this article.
Mullah Mohammad Omar, the secretive head of the Taliban and an al-Qaida ally who led a bloody insurgency against U.S.-led forces, eluded capture for more than a decade in spite of being one of the most-hunted fugitives on Earth.
Jul 29, 2015 · Mullah Mohammed Omar has seemed like a cat with nine lives. There have been numerous unconfirmed reports the leader of Afghanistan's Taliban died before now. But this time they're being taken...
Jul 29, 2015 · Mullah Mohammed Omar is a reclusive figure believed to lead the resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan from hiding somewhere in Pakistan or Afghanistan.
Apr 5, 2015 · The Afghan Taliban have published a surprise biography of the reclusive Mullah Mohammed Omar, to mark his 19th year as their supreme leader. The 5,000-word biography on their main website...
Jul 30, 2015 · The Taliban leader is believed to have suffered a shrapnel wound to his right eye in the 1980s. Mullah Omar was a reclusive figure even before his Taliban government fell from power in late...
Jul 29, 2015 · The spiritual leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, is dead. The reclusive leader, who had not been seen in public since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, died in 2013 of an...
Jul 29, 2015 · The latest claim that Omar was dead is equally contentious. It’s claimed he died in Quetta two years ago, probably of hepatitis. A senior member of the Afghan Taliban in Pakistan said, “I am ...
