Month: October 2011

NOTE: To view issue number sixty-two of the Ṭālibān’s magazine al-Ṣamūd see here. A translation for Aḥmad Bawādī’s “Revolutions Are No Substitute For Jihād” from the same issue can be read here.
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
Our guest for this edition is brother Maulavi Ahmed Mustafa bin Ghulam Hadrat, deputy jihadist official for Kapisa province, located north of Kabul.
Brother Mustafa was born in Alasay directorate. He undertook his elementary education in his village madrasa, then migrated to Pakistan, continuing his intermediate and higher Shari’ah studies in religious schools until his graduation. He joined the Taliban movement in its first years and under their banner continued his Jihad in the different provinces of Afghanistan like Kunar, Kabul, Parwan, Kunduz and Takhar.
After America attacked Afghanistan, he began his Jihad against them in the company of Qari Ihsanullah Baryal in Kapisa province. He continues his Jihad there with the brigades of brother Ihsanullah Baryal, who has assumed overall responsibility for the Mujahideen in the province.
Al-Somood magazine conducted with him this interview regarding his assessment of the Jihadist situation and the state of the Mujahideen in this province.
Al-Somood: What is your assessment of the Jihadist situation in Kapisa province?

Maulavi Ahmed Mustafa: First, I wish to thank you for giving us this opportunity with your blessed magazine. To answer your question, we say that, before plunging into the jihadist situation in Kapisa province, we must first understand some of the special characteristics of Kapisa province. Kapisa province is located north of Kabul, at a close distance to the capital. It is also located a few kilometers away from Bagram, the largest air base of the American occupiers and headquarters for the armies of the Crusader alliance occupation. The residents of this province know well about Jihad and sacrifice, both against the Russians and the Americans. The province is divided into six districts: Alasay, Hesa Awal Kohistan, Hesa Duwum Kohistan, Kohband, Mahmud Raqi, Nijrab and Tagab.
Beyond this brief summary, we can say that the beginning of Jihadist activities in this province go back to the first days of the Crusader attack on Afghanistan and gains in force and power with the passing of each day. The occupiers are unable to clear the area of Mujahideen despite its proximity to the capital, Kabul and to the largest American base in all of Asia.
The Mujahideen carry out their Jihadist affairs with all precision and strength and execute their Jihadist plans with great success, all praise to Allah, Lord of Creation.
As for the enemy, he lives in a defensive posture in the district centers only. The remaining areas are under the control of the Mujahideen, through the grace of Allah Almighty. As for the residents, their complete loyalty lies with the Mujahideen. They are the ones who render aid, assistance and support to the Mujahideen in all conditions. They answer the call of the Islamic Emirate for Jihad against the occupiers.
Al-Somood: Would you please discuss the victories of the Mujahideen and the losses of the enemy that have occurred in recent days in this province?

Maulavi Ahmed Mustafa: Through the grace of Allah Almighty, the Mujahideen have achieved successive victories and employ all kinds of warfare against the enemy with precision and deliberation. Since the launch of the spring Badar operation was announced, we have, through the grace of Allah Almighty, carried out 65 offensive operations against the enemy, including 10 IED attacks against tanks and other means of transport during the course of which all targets were completely destroyed. The rest of the operations comprise rocket attacks on enemy bases, setting up ambushes and assaulting enemy bases. These attacks inflicted on the enemy great losses in personnel, equipment, and advanced military hardware.
The enemy in this province is now living in fear and has taken a defensive posture. His soldiers have lost offensive capability and fighting spirit. This is because the mountainous terrain and the forests of the region work to the advantage of the Mujahideen. The enemy finds it difficult to move around there. This increases the opportunity to target the enemy and inflict great losses on him while on the other hand minimizing the possibility of the Mujahideen suffering losses. The solidarity of the people is another factor for the supremacy of the Mujahideen over the enemy in this war. These circumstances render the enemy anxious and unstable in this area.
Al-Somood: What is the extent of the Mujahideen’s popularity on the front and the people’s solidarity with them?
Maulavi Ahmed Mustafa: There is no doubt that the people of Afghanistan are a Mujahid and believing people with a history replete with the glories of battling and hatred for aggressors, because the greatest victim of their crimes is the people.
They are the ones who deal with the problems, who are killed and dispossessed. They are those whose homes are destroyed and whose orchards and crops are burned. They therefore bear a great hatred for the invaders and on the other hand see the Mujahideen as their sole salvation from the yoke of occupation and the evil of the occupiers.
This is because the Mujahideen do not fight for worldly material benefits. They fight in the cause of Allah Almighty in defense of their Religion, country and the dignity of the Believing people. Therefore the people love them, and offer them food, clothing and shelter; treat their wounds; bury their martyrs with all love and dignity; and provide them with all the aid and service in their capacity.
Moreover, the Mujahideen are the sons of those people, their brothers and their family. They feel no sense of exile among them. While the Mujahideen are in difficult living conditions, the people are they who take responsibility for them, and bear the costs of their provisions and shelter. This has been the character of the Afghan people towards their Mujahideen sons since old times. All friends and foes alike have borne witness to this.
Al-Somood: How do you assess the fighting spirit of the Mujahideen in the province?

Maulavi Ahmed Mustafa: Through the grace of Allah Almighty, the Mujahideen battle the enemy with high fighting spirit. The large number of enemy soldiers in the province does not frighten them. Neither does the presence of the largest American military base at Bagram near them.
Their fighting spirit gains in strength with every new operation against the enemy. Likewise the number of Mujahideen continues to increase and more young men join the ranks of the Mujahideen with each passing day. The Mujahideen are certain that through the grace of Allah Almighty their enemy is in a state of defeat and frightened. Moreover, the glory of the life of Jihad and love of martyrdom make the souls of the Mujahideen overflow with faith in Allah Almighty and good intentions in this world and the Hereafter.

Al-Somood: How do you assess the results of the Badar operation, not only in Kapisa but throughout Afghanistan?
Maulavi Ahmed Mustafa: Truthfully, ever since the Islamic Emirate announced the Badar operation, victories have followed throughout Afghanistan. These victories have brought good tidings of conquests to the Muslims just as the Badar invasion was a great conquest for the Islamic army.
As for the results of this operation, they are through the grace of Allah Almighty great and humiliating to the enemy. The most important operations in this series of operations were the extraction of more than 500 Mujahideen from the Kandahar central prison, the Takhar martyrdom operation which killed top taghut leaders, the Ministry of Defense operation which targeted the Afghan and French ministers of defense, the martyrdom operation against the headquarters of Italian invader forces in Herat, and the martyrdom operation conducted by the pilot Ahmed Gul against American advisors in the Kabul international airport.
These bold operations have shaken the enemy and thwarted his plans to prepare the lackey Afghan army as the faithful successor to the Crusader forces after they leave depart.
What has worried the Westerners more is the participation in these operations of organized Mujahideen among the ranks of the enemy. This anxiety has caused the Americans to summon more than 80 counterespionage experts to prevent