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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | March 1990 Pakistan |
| Nationality | Afghans |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Mujahideen |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War |
References edit
- ^ Malkasian, Carter (2013). War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier. Oxford University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-19-997375-0.
- ^ Giustozzi, Antonio. "TRIBES" AND WARLORDS IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN, 1980-2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-16.
- ^ Malkasian 2013, p. 46.
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