Terror organization: Leader of Haqqani Network (HQN) and senior Taliban

Status: Chief of security of the Taliban government. Acting minister for refugees of the Taliban government

Role: Involved in financing the terror organizations and planning operations for attacks that killed hundreds of people. Also, dealing with the connections with Al Qaeda

Location: Afghanistan;

Date of Birth: January 1, 1966

Place of Birth: Afghanistan

Place of Residence: Afghanistan

Citizenship: Afghan

Activities:
On 11 December 2024, a suicide bomber killed Haqqani and five others at his ministry office in Kabul.The Washington Post described it as the most significant death among the Taliban leadership since the military takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Haqqani was buried in Paktia the next day.

The Islamic State – Khorasan Province group (IS-KP) later claimed responsibility for the attack. According to a report issued by IS’s “news agency” Amaq, an IS-KP militant waited outside the minister’s office and detonated explosives as he walked out.

Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information on Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani, also known as Khalil Haqqani or Khalil Ahmad Haqqani. Khalil serves as a key leader of the Haqqani Network (HQN), a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

Khalil engages in fundraising activities on behalf of the Taliban and provides support to the Taliban operating in Afghanistan. As of early 2010, he provided funds to Taliban cells in Logar Province, Afghanistan. In 2009, Khalil was one of several people responsible for the detention of individuals captured by the Taliban and the HQN. Khalil has conducted operations for the Taliban on orders from his nephew, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the overall HQN leader and deputy leader of the Taliban. Khalil has also acted on behalf of al-Qa’ida (AQ) and has been linked to AQ terrorist operations. In 2002, he deployed fighters to reinforce AQ elements in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

On February 9, 2011, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated Khalil Haqqani as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended. As a result of this designation, among other consequences, all property and interests in property of Khalil Haqqani that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with Khalil Haqqani. In addition, it is a crime to knowingly provide, or attempt or conspire to provide, material support or resources to the FTO HQN.