TEHRAN, September 04 - Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network has died after a long illness, the Taliban announced on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Haqqani, who founded the network in the 1970s, relinquished operational leadership of the group some years ago to his son Sirajuddin Haqqani, now deputy leader of the Afghan Taliban.
Source: Reuters
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