Mullah Salam
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Mullah Abdul Salam, is a warlord
in Zabul, Afghanistan
. He earned the nickname "Mullah Rocketi" for his dedicated use of high-tech weapons when leading forces against Soviet
troops during the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
. He joined the Taliban when the militia gained power over major parts of Afghanistan in the 1990s, eventually serving as a commander in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
Warlord
A warlord is a person with power who has both military and civil control over a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war...
in Zabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. He earned the nickname "Mullah Rocketi" for his dedicated use of high-tech weapons when leading forces against Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
troops during the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan
The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist-Leninist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Afghan Mujahideen and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers...
. He joined the Taliban when the militia gained power over major parts of Afghanistan in the 1990s, eventually serving as a commander in the eastern city of Jalalabad.