Mohammed Omar Mujahid Biography

Birth of Mullah Muhammad Omar

Omar is wounded four times, and loses an eye either in 1986 or in the 1989 Battle of Jalalabad, which also marred his cheek and forehead

Omar fights as a guerilla with the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami faction of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen under the command of Nek Mohammad, and fights against the Najibullah regime between 1989 and 1992

Omar fights as a guerilla with the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami faction of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen under the command of Nek Mohammad, and fights against the Najibullah regime between 1989 and 1992

Recruits come from the Quranic schools within Afghanistan and in the Afghan refugee camps across the border in Pakistan. Omar fights as a guerilla with the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami faction of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen under the command of Nek Mohammad, and fights against the Najibullah regime between 1989 and 1992

Omar fights as a guerilla with the Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami faction of the anti-Soviet Mujahideen under the command of Nek Mohammad, and fights against the Najibullah regime between 1989 and 1992

After the collapse of the Communist regime in Kabul Afghanistan falls into chaos as various mujahideen factions fight for control, Omar heads a group of warriors known as the Taliban, or Students.

Following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the Communist regime in Kabul in 1992.

the country fell into chaos as Mujahideen factions fought for control, Omar heads a group of warriors known as the Taliban.

After the collapse of the Communist regime in Kabul Afghanistan falls into chaos as various mujahideen factions fight for control, Omar heads a group of warriors known as the Taliban, or Students

Following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the Communist regime in Kabul in 1992, the country fell into chaos as Mujahideen factions fought for control, Omar heads a group of warriors known as the Taliban.

The Taliban fight against the rampant corruption that had emerged in the civil war period and were initially welcomed by Afghans weary of warlord rule. Omars recruits come from the Quranic schools within Afghanistan and in the Afghan refugee camps across the border in Pakistan.

Mullah Omars movement captures the whole of the Kandahar Province

Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat

Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat

Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat

Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat

Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat

Supporters of Mullah Omar bestow on him the title Amir al-Muminin, "Commander of the Faithful", after he takes a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad out of a series of chests it was locked in, held in a shrine in Kandahar

Supporters of Mullah Omar bestow on him the title Amir al-Muminin, "Commander of the Faithful", after he takes a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad out of a series of chests it was locked in, held in a shrine in Kandahar

Supporters of Mullah Omar bestow on him the title Amir al-Muminin, "Commander of the Faithful", after he takes a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad out of a series of chests it was locked in, held in a shrine in Kandahar

The Taliban, under the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar, seizes control of Kabul and implements a strict interpretation of Islamic law

The Taliban, under the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar, seizes control of Kabul and implements a strict interpretation of Islamic law

Appointed Emir, spiritual ruler

The Taliban, under the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar, seizes control of Kabul and implements a strict interpretation of Islamic law

Wrapped in the cloak of the Prophet & proclaimed Emir, spiritual ruler. The Taliban, under the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Omar, seizes control of Kabul and implements a strict interpretation of Islamic law

The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah

The Taliban exiles President Rabbani and executes Najibullah

Kabul falls to the Taliban

Kabul falls to the Taliban

Supporters of Mullah Omar bestow on him the title Amir al-Muminin, "Commander of the Faithful", after he takes a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad out of a series of chests it was locked in, held in a shrine in Kandahar

Renamed Afghanistan the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Renamed Afghanistan the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The nation is named the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and is recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Renamed Afghanistan the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Taliban fails to capture and hold the city of Mazar-i-Sharif (held sacred by Shiites as the site of Alis grave). Supporters of Mullah Omar bestow on him the title Amir al-Muminin, "Commander of the Faithful", after he takes a cloak alleged to be that of Muhammad out of a series of chests it was locked in, held in a shrine in Kandahar

The Taliban fails to capture and hold the city of Mazar-i-Sharif (held sacred by Shiites as the site of Alis grave)

The nation is named the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and is recognized by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

Revenge for Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Kenya & Tanzania on 7th Aug

The US launches missiles at suspected bin Laden bases in retaliation for the bombing of embassies in Africa. Revenge for Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Kenya & Tanzania on 7th Aug

The Taliban take over the city of Bamian

The Taliban take over the city of Bamian

The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif, there are unconfirmed reports of mass arrests and executions (numbering in the thousands) of Shiites, especially of the Hazara ethnic group

A United Nations brokered peace agreement is reached between the Taliban and their main remaining foe, the Northern Alliance under Ahmed Shah Massoud

The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif, there are unconfirmed reports of mass arrests and executions (numbering in the thousands) of Shiites, especially of the Hazara ethnic group

A United Nations brokered peace agreement is reached between the Taliban and their main remaining foe, the Northern Alliance under Ahmed Shah Massoud

The Taliban take Mazar-i-Sharif, there are unconfirmed reports of mass arrests and executions (numbering in the thousands) of Shiites, especially of the Hazara ethnic group

Mullah Omars movement captures Herat

The United Nations imposes an air embargo and freezes Taliban assets in an attempt to force them to hand over bin Laden for trial

The United Nations imposes an air embargo and freezes Taliban assets in an attempt to force them to hand over bin Laden for trial

Record cold, drought, and civil war push an estimated 200,000 more Afghans into refugee camps

The United States Government offers a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Omars capture. After the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, Omar goes into hiding and is still at large, thought to be in the Pashtun regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed by the Taliban under an edict issued from Mullah Omar, stating: "all the statues around Afghanistan must be destroyed

The Buddhas of Bamiyan are destroyed by the Taliban under an edict issued from Mullah Omar, stating: "all the statues around Afghanistan must be destroyed

Start of US airstrikes in revenge for the bombings across the US on 9th Sept

Kabul falls to the US-backed Northern Alliance

Kabul falls to the US-backed Northern Alliance

A captured Taliban spokesman, Muhammad Hanif, tells Afghan authorities that Omar was being protected by the Inter-Services Intelligence in Quetta, Pakistan