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Jalaluddin Haqqani safe and alive- Taliban

KABUL: Afghan Taliban have Saturday turned down all the reports regarding death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of Haqqani network, terming them false and baseless.

Pakistani media reported Friday that Jalaluddin Haqqani died a year ago in his 70s, when his son Sirajuddin was announced as one of the deputy chiefs of the Taliban following the death of its longtime leader Mullah Omar.

“Some media outlets spread reports… about the death of a distinguished jihadi personality… Jalaluddin Haqqani,” the Taliban said in a statement posted on their website.

“This claim has no basis. Haqqani… was ill before but he has been blessed with good health for a prolonged period now and has no troubles currently.”

Haqqani’s family also rejected rumours of his death, according to an Afghan Taliban commander who spoke to AFP from an undisclosed location.

“I talked to his grandson (who is somewhere in eastern Afghanistan) and he completely rejected rumours of his death,” the commander said.

“‘My grandfather is alive; I talked to him last week. He was weak and sick but alive and in good spirits’, he told me.”

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