hˌævɪŋ bɪkˌʌm ɐ fˈʊt sˈoʊldʒɚ fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl nˈoʊn tˈælɪbən kəmˈændɚz, hiː ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv tˈælɪbən lˈiːdɚ mˈʌlə ˈoʊmɑːɹz ɪlˈiːt mˈoʊbəl ɹɪzˈɜːv fˈoːɹs bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ɐtˈæks ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.
Having become a foot soldier for several known Taliban commanders, he eventually became a member of Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s elite mobile reserve force before the attacks on 11 September 2001.