| Importance | High |
 | Means of Death | Hostile fire from US/NATO ISAF forces1 |
| Date of Death | May 12, 20071 |
| Location of Death | Helmand Province, Afghanistan2 |
| Affiliation | Taliban1 |
| Role | Guerilla Commander1 |
| Supervisor | Mullah Omar |
| Nationality | Pashtun Afghan |
| Alias(es) | Mullah Dadullah Lang1 |
| Place of Birth | Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan2 |
| Gender | Male |
| Injuries/Illness | He lost his left leg fighting the Soviets during the 1980s.2 |
| History | Veteran of Afghanistan-Soviet civil war (1980-1989) |
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| Reliable | Senior Taliban commander noted for his brutality. He orchestrated suicide bombings, beheadings and the 1999 massacre of ethnic Hazaras in Afghanistan.
Although the Taliban initially denied he was killed, his body was put on display for reporters. He had three gunshot wounds.1,2 |
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| 1 NATO ISAF press release, May 13, 2007. |
| 2 "Top Taliban Commander Is Killed in Clash." The Associated Press: May 13, 2007. |
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