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569:, Farooqi was let free alongside other ISISâK and Taliban fighters in August 2021. Just over four months later, on 16 January 2022, Mawlawi Aslam Farooqi was shot and killed in an apparent shootout in northern Afghanistan. No authoritative account has yet to emerge, however local Afghan news outlets have suggested the clash was the result of either a confrontation during a Taliban investigation into organized kidnappings and criminal mafia activity, or that Farooqi was killed during an internal clash within ISISâK. Farooqi's body was returned to his family in his birthplace,
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justice for victims of war crimes and other atrocities... Victim participation is key to ensure that justice is not only done, but seen to be done, by those most affected by
Farooqi's crimes." Gossman added "Afghanistan owes it to the victims to carry out a credible prosecution and fair trial of Aslam Farooqi and others accused of serious crimes... The pursuit of justice is essential if Afghanistan is to bring an end to such violence."
487:. An accompanying press release from the ministry explained "It was underscored to the Ambassador that since Aslam Farooqi was involved in anti-Pakistan activities in Afghanistan, he should be handed-over to Pakistan for further investigations. It was further underlined that the two sides should coordinate actions against the menace of terrorism, including through established mechanisms." Farooqi was both a Pakistani (born in
438:. Posting to Twitter a photo of Farooqi detained, the Afghan government's Office of the National Security Council spokesperson, Javid Faisal specified "in initial investigations, has confessed of strong relationship between the Islamic StateâKhurasan and regional intelligence agencies." The reference to "regional intelligence agencies" was understood to be a subtle reference to the Pakistani
391:(also known as Mawlawi Zia ul-Haq) was demoted and dismissed as head (wali) of ISISâK and replaced by Mawlawi Aslam Farooqi. The report attributed al-Khorasani's dismissal by the ISISâCore delegation to "poor performance in the context of ISILâK setbacks in Nangarhar in the second half of 2018." Abu Omar al-Khorasani had served as ISISâK wali since August 2018 when his predecessor,
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soon thereafter. Becoming the overall TTP emir, Hakimullah vacated his role as TTP head for
Orakzai Agency, a vacancy that Farooqi filled that same year. Orakzai Agency and later Orakzai District, has been a critical "second home" for the TTP, especially as renewed Pakistani military offensives in
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which proscribes intentional attacks against civilians including those against religious and educational buildings. Patricia
Gossman, Human Rights Watch's associate Asia director remarked "Farooqi's arrest is an opportunity for the Afghan authorities to show that they are capable of securing fair
1049:"#ISKP leader Abdullah Orakzai, a Pakistani national known as Aslam Farooqi was detained in a complex operation by @NDSAfghanistan special forces. In initial investigations, he has confessed of strong relationship between Islamic State-Khurasan and regional intelligence agencies"
1173:"PAK military & ISI thinks that #AFG is in their territory.They never complied with AFG government's request for handover of Mullah Baradar, Sadar Ibrahim, Mullah Daoud,Mawlawi Mirahmad Gul, Mullah Abdul Salam and dozens of high ranking Taliban, who were arrested in PAK..."
511:, Pakistan by ISISâK that killed 15 and injured at least 19 others. The day after the extradition request was made, on 10 April, the Afghan government declined to extradite Farooqi, stating instead "Aslam Farooqi will be dealt with based on the Afghanistan's [
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Farooqi was working under direct command of Pakistani ISI and, following a later clash between the Afghan and Pakistani governments over a possible extradition, Haqmal surmised "Pakistan fears he will reveal all their secrets about ties to militant groups."
384:(IMU) and at greater odds with the Afghan Taliban. Many members of northern faction rejected Farooqi's leadership in the group alleging that Farooqi was an instrument of the Pakistani ISI, from which it feared undue influence on ISISâK.
321:, 12,000 armed and supplied men to join in the resistance against coalition forces. Many of Farooqi's dispatched men disappeared into Afghanistan in the face of rapid losses incurred by the Afghan Taliban.
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1217:"#BREAKING: Pakistani national Aslam Farooqi, also known as Abdullah Orakzai, who is the leader of the Khorasan branch of #Daesh Killed in North of #Afghanistan. Source close to the #taliban confirmed"
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442:(ISI) which has a controversial history of support for Islamic militant groups. Less subtly, an advisor to the Afghan National Security Council, Kabir Haqmal, reportedly told the Turkish news outlet
677:"Who is Who in the Pakistani Taliban: A Sampling of Insurgent Personalities in Seven Operational Zones in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) and North Western Frontier Province"
782:"Twenty-fourth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted under resolution 2368 (2017) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities"
517:] law." Former head of the Afghan NDS, Rehmatullah Nabil, responded by citing numerous cases in which Pakistan had itself refused to extradite captured militants to Afghanistan including
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militia) in Orakzai Agency, assembling 300 to 400 fighters known informally as the 'Aslam Farooqi group', and partially-merging with
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Farooqi oversaw a number of high-profile attacks by ISISâK including a complex attack on the Afghan Ministry of Information, the
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was killed in an airstrike and succeeded as emir by
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835:"Afghanistan: Scores killed in Kabul wedding blast"
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985:"Kabul gurdwara attack 'mastermind' arrested"
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