Nickname(s) Khalid Zubair Rank Commander Place of burial Abdul Hakeem, Pakistan Other name Khalid Zubair | Buried at Abdul Hakeem, Pakistan Died Peshawar, Pakistan Battles and wars Soviet–Afghan War | |
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Allegiance Afghan Mujahideen (Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami) Battles/wars Soviet war in Afghanistan | ||
Zubair Ahmad Khalid Shaheed (Urdu:زبیر احمد خالد شہید) was an Afghan Jihadi commander affiliated with Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami who was born in Abdul Hakeem, Pakistan.
Biography
Khalid Zubair was among the most famous jihadi commanders during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
He had memorized the Quran at the age of 7, and who, at the age of 25, was one of the most respected commanders in the Afghan jihad. He died during war after getting wounded by land mines.
He was very close to Nasar-ullAllah Langriyal and Ilyas Kashmiri, both were respected commanders in the Afghan jihad from Pakistan and later get involved in the Jihad of Kashmir also called Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Afghhan Mujahedin gave him the title Khalid (on the name of Khalid ibn al-waleed, a companion of Prophet Muhammad) due to his bravery.