Logar is one of the central provinces of Afghanistan. It is situated in the south-east of Kabul. Its area is small but it is one of the most densely populated areas of Afghanistan. When the Americans invaded Afghanistan, the people of Logar also welcomed the call for Jihad and started their armed struggle just like the rest of the people.
In the beginning, the Jihadi activities were few and secret but in the past two years, similar to the trends observed in other parts of Afghanistan, the resistance has substantially increased and the Mujahideen of this province, instead of fighting a guerrilla war, openly attack the enemy forces and convoys on the Kabul-Gardez main highway. They practically control and govern more than half of the province.
Just now, with the exception of the centers of Charkh, Baraki Barak, Khoshi, Kharwar and Pul-i-Alam, where limited bases of the internal and foreign enemy are found, all other areas are under the direct control of Mujahideen. They also have a very strong presence in the Muhammad Agha district, situated at the outskirts of Kabul. All the areas and villages of this important district have now been liberated from the enemy. People supporting the foreigner invaders and their allies have either realized the facts and have left their services or have fled to Kabul, paving the way for an increase in the activities of Mujahideen. The capital city of Logar province, Pul-i-Alam is now nearly besieged, because all the surrounding areas are under the control of Mujahideen. The enemy cannot patrol even in the nearest areas of the central city.
On the way from Logar to Gardez, the enemy has built a huge base named ‘Khadr’ which frequently comes under Mujahideen rocket fire. A short time ago, the enemy warned the adjacent villages of the base that if the base is attacked from any side they will bomb the area. Following this warning, they brutally bombed a children’s school in revenge and martyred four children while injuring many others a few days earlier.
In other districts of Logar province, the resistance forces are quite active. In Kharwar and Charkh districts, the enemy is forced to deliver resupplies through air because all the roads are under the control of Mujahideen. In Baraki Barak and Khoshi districts, the Mujahideen are even stronger than before. Only in Azra district, there is deficiency but Mujahideen have made strides and in the future it will be much more organized.
Logar province is one of the areas of the country famous for producing intellectuals. It has a large number of students, scholars and the experts of the Holy Quran and Hadith. Regretfully saying that in the past thirty years, during the revolution and Jihad, a great number of the experts of the Islamic Sharia have been lost, resulting in a critical shortage of them, which needs serious attention.
The people of Logar province not only actively participated in the armed struggle against the foreign invaders but also turned their due attention to acquire knowledge. They have encouraged the masses to build up madrassas, to maintain them and to send their children to these madrassas to get education. Therefore alongside schools, there are hundreds of functioning madrassas.
We can say that similar to other provinces of Afghanistan, the civil and judicial setup of the Islamic Emirate is active in Logar province as well, which has been quite helpful in solving the petitions and suits of the people. In the same way, the Islamic Emirate supervises the educational process for better organization and evolution.
The masses of Logar province have a good understanding with Mujahideen, because they have had love for Jihad, Knowledge and Ulema(scholars) from the very beginning. Although the enemy has harassed the people, bombed the houses, carried out search operations at night, martyred the innocent people and ambushed the villages and densely populated areas, but by the grace of Allah Almighty, it has not affected the commitment of the people of this province with Mujahideen and Jihad. The people of Logar province are standing with full firmness and are taking their due part in the armed struggle against the invaders alongside Mujahideen.
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