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Mullah Omar

Details
	Importance	Very High
	Location	Afghanistan
	Affiliation	Taliban
	Role	Leader
	Full Given Name	Mullah Mohammed Omar
	Nationality	Pashtun
	Nationality	Afghan
	Date of Birth	1950
	Place of Birth	Nodeh, Kandahar, Afghanistan
	Gender	Male
	Description	Hair: Black. Wears beard.²
	Injuries/Illness	Shrapnel wound in right eye.²

Narrative and Notes

	Reliable	The U.S. government is offering a reward of $10 million for information leading to his capture.²

	Possible	Mullah Omar reportedly opposed the Sept. 11 attacks during their planning stages, wanting al-Qaeda to concentrate on attacking the Northern Alliance and Israel.¹

	Questionable	There have been some reports that Omar became unhinged after the Taliban was thrown from power.

Sources
¹ The 9-11 Commission Final Report, July 22, 2004, Chapter 7.4.
² Rewards for Justice, viewed Nov. 9, 2006.
Photos (left to right): Rewards for Justice; Rewards for Justice

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