Sajjad Afghani was a leader of the Pakistan-based jihadi organization Jaish e Mohammed.

After the Soviet war in 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...

, Afghani became the leader of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen

Harkat-ul-Mujahideen

Harkat-ul-Mujahideen- al-Islami is a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group operating primarily in Kashmir. In 1997, the United States designated Harakat al-Ansar a foreign terrorist organization for links to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, and in response the organization changed its name to...

. After the end of his leadership, he became one of the founders of the Jaish e Mohammed, eventually becoming their second in command under Maulana Masood Azhar

Maulana Masood Azhar

Maulana Masood Azhar is a Pakistani mujaheddin leader and the founder of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed, based mainly in the Pakistan-administered portion of the state of Kashmir....

. Following several kidnapping incidents and shootouts, Sajjad Afghani became the most wanted militant in Srinagar

Srinagar

Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...

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Afghani and his personal bodyguard, Belal Mandol , were killed on 10 March 2011 in a shootout with police in the Kashmir Valley.