Mohammad Nasim Akhundzada
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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][3] He was assassinated near Peshawar on 25 March 1990 on the orders of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.[4] 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 | 25 March 1990 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Mujahideen |
Conflicts | Soviet–Afghan War |
