Mangal Bagh (1973 – 28 January 2021), also known as Mangal Bagh Afridi , was the leader of Lashkar-e-Islam , a militant group operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan . He was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Nangarhar , Afghanistan on 28 January 2021.
7-633: Bagh was from the Bara Tehsil , and belonged to the Sepah Afridi tribe. In his youth, he was ideologically affiliated with the Awami National Party (ANP) and used to wash cars at a taxi stand in Peshawar . Bagh then became a conductor of a bus operating service between Bara and Peshawar and later became its driver. Bagh was not very educated as he attended only primary school in his native town. Bagh
14-924: A series of military operations conducted by the Pakistan army in Bara and later Tirah valley. During his stay in Afghanistan, Lashkar-e-Islam allied itself with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). In 2016, an Afghan news outlet, Pajhwok News reported that Lashkar-e-Islam was gaining strength in Nangarhar after they allied themselves with ISIS. Nangarhar intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Dad Mohammad Harifi, however, said they had no evidence to prove if Mangal Bagh-led militants had ever attacked Afghan security posts in Nangarhar. Afghan Taliban sources said Mangal Bagh had once joined forces with
21-468: A ten-year-long period of militancy in the region, and around 64,000 students have abandoned education. Bara Tehsil is linked to Peshawar by the Peshawar-Bara road. Peshawar-Bara road was closed from 2009 to 2013 in an operation to contain growing militancy. 33°55′N 71°28′E / 33.917°N 71.467°E / 33.917; 71.467 This Khyber District location article
28-642: The Afghan government-backed militia known as Arbaki to fight the Afghan Taliban in Nangarhar province. Bagh was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Nangarhar , Afghanistan on 28 January 2021. No group or individual took responsibility for assassinating Bagh. Bagh's death was confirmed by Nangarhar's Governor Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhel. His funeral was offered in Achin District , Afghanistan. A few of Bagh's close associates attended his funeral. On 22 July 2016, Mangal Bagh
35-624: The United States added Bagh to the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice wanted list on 7 March 2018. Bara Tehsil Bara Tehsil ( Urdu : باڑہ ) is a subdivision located in Khyber District , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . Bara Tehsil has a population of 444,403 and has 51,869 households according to the 2017 census . There are about 400 schools and colleges in Bara Tehsil. A total of 102 schools have been destroyed during
42-521: Was reported to have been killed in a drone attack in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. However, in May 2017, Inter-Services Public Relations tacitly admitted that reports of Bagh's death were false when they announced that Pakistani forces conducted an operation in Khyber Agency, killing several militants after receiving a tip-off relating to the presence of Bagh. Reports of Bagh's death were proven false when
49-542: Was said to be a successor of Mufti Munir Shakir , a Deobandi cleric who established a pirate radio station in Khyber Agency in 2004 after being ejected from Kurram Agency by tribal elders for inciting sectarian hostility. When Shakir was ejected from Khyber Agency, he turned over his radio station to Bagh, a local driver, and Bagh then also led the militant group Lashkar-e-Islam. Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam allied itself with Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In 2008, Bagh and his militant group retreated to Afghanistan following
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