Mohammad Nasim Akhundzada محمد نسیم آخوندزاده | |
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Born | |
Died | March 1990 Pakistan |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Mujahideen |
Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War |
Mullah Mohammad Nasim Akhundzada (died 1990) was a mujahideen commander and Pashtun warlord who operated in Helmand Province, Afghanistan during the 1980s. Based out of Musa Qala in northern Helmand, Nasim was from the Alizai tribe. [1] He issued a fatwa legalizing poppy cultivation in 1981. During the 1980s he gradually consolidated power over most of Helmand, eliminating other mujahideen factions. [2] He was assassinated in March 1990 in Pakistan. [3] His nephew Sher Mohammad Akhundzada was the governor of Helmand until 2005 and is an important Afghan politician.
Mohammad Nasim Akhundzada محمد نسیم آخوندزاده | |
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Born | |
Died | March 1990 Pakistan |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Mujahideen |
Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War |
Mullah Mohammad Nasim Akhundzada (died 1990) was a mujahideen commander and Pashtun warlord who operated in Helmand Province, Afghanistan during the 1980s. Based out of Musa Qala in northern Helmand, Nasim was from the Alizai tribe. [1] He issued a fatwa legalizing poppy cultivation in 1981. During the 1980s he gradually consolidated power over most of Helmand, eliminating other mujahideen factions. [2] He was assassinated in March 1990 in Pakistan. [3] His nephew Sher Mohammad Akhundzada was the governor of Helmand until 2005 and is an important Afghan politician.