Haji Abdul Haq

Haji Abdul Haq
Haq, c. 2000
Birth nameHumayoun Arsala
Born(1958-04-23)April 23, 1958
Seydan, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
DiedOctober 26, 2001(2001-10-26) (aged 43)
Rishkore, South of Kabul, Afghanistan
Cause of deathExecution
Service years1977–2001
ConflictsSoviet–Afghan War
RelationsWazir Arsala Khan (paternal great-grandfather)
Mohammed Aman (father)
Hedayat Amin Arsala (cousin)
Din Mohammad (brother)
Hajji Abdul Qadir (brother)

Haji Humayun Abdul Haq Arsala (23 April 1958 – 26 October 2001) was an Afghan military commander. A mujahideen leader who fought against the Soviet-backed People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, the de facto government in the 1980s, Haq later became a prominent leader of the Northern Alliance and was killed by the Taliban in October 2001 while trying to create a popular uprising against the Taliban in Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

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