Anas Haqqani

Anas Haqqani
Haqqani
Personal details
Born1984 (age 39–40)
NationalityAfghan
Political partyTaliban
RelationsJalaluddin Haqqani (father)
Khalil Haqqani (uncle)
Sirajuddin Haqqani (brother)
Abdulaziz Haqqani (brother)
Alma materDarul Uloom Haqqania, Pakistan
ReligionIslam
Military service
AllegianceIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Branch/serviceHaqqani network

Anas Haqqani (Pashto: انس حقانی [aˈnas haqɑˈni]; born c. 1984) is a leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban movement and was also a member of the Taliban's negotiation team in its political office in Doha, Qatar.

He is the son of fighter warlord Jalaluddin Haqqani, who fought both the Soviets and the Americans, and a brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, now the Minister of Interior of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan .[1][2]

He has an interest in Pashto poetry, himself being a poet.[3]

American commentator Bill Roggio says he is a "key propagandist, fundraiser and ambassador for the Haqqanis", mainly in the Arab world.[4]

  1. ^ "طالبان مذاکراتی ٹیم پنجابی میں کون کیا ہے؟". BBC News اردو.
  2. ^ "Taliban commanders 'land in Qatar' as part of prisoner swap move".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kakar_2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Alikozai, Hasib Danish; Mafton, Khalid (15 November 2019). "Apart Amid Uncertainty About Inmates Whereabouts". VOANews. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019.