New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Regarding America Using the Name of the Conjured Entity the ‘Haqqani Network’ and Its Black Listing"


Anyone who has ever taken lawful action against and rejected the ambitions of America’s imperialistic policies then they have always become targets of the America’s satanic plots and satanic actions. In continuation of this trend, a self-created network attributed to the honorable Afghan Jihadi personality, Mawlawi Jalaluddin Haqqani, was inscribed into the black list despite there being no separate entity or network in Afghanistan by the name of Haqqani.
The honorable Mawlawi Jalaluddin Haqqani is a member of the Leadership Council of Islamic Emirate and is a close, loyal and trusted associate of the esteemed Amir-ul-Mumineen and those Mujahideen entrusted under the command of his sons are in fact the heroic Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate who like other Mujahideen strictly obey the esteemed Amir-ul-Mumineen and wage Jihad against the invaders throughout the country.
By employing its satanic plot, America is trying to create and black list a separate entity in the organized and unified rank of Islamic Emirate while its biased media expound the same narrative however this is nothing out of the ordinary in the dark history of these invaders. This evident plot has been for years running into failure and America has repeatedly faced hopelessness in achieving her malicious intention. That is why the enemy is reaching out to these failed experiments instead seeking resolution to the real problem. America should understand that it is further provoking the anger of the Muslims against herself with such actions and all the negative consequence of this inhumane and criminal action against the Islamic Emirate will fall squarely on the shoulders of deceitful America and others implicated in this process.
The Islamic Emirate does not place any value in the black and white lists of the enemy even though these ineffective pronouncements began some fourteen years ago. Many of the high ranking officials of Islamic Emirate including the honorable Haqqani Sahib have been enlisted in this or that list however it has not effected our struggle negatively one bit neither has it yielded the desired result and neither will it in the future therefore this latest announcement will also be ineffective and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly condemns it.
The Islamic Emirate does not have any trade agreements with any American companies or individuals and neither does it have monetary funds there which could be frozen. This cowardly act of yours in which you enter Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate into your so-called black list is indicative of your complete defeat and dismay. This step will never weaken the determination of our nation and Mujahideen but it shall further strengthen them and its bitter and heavy burden shall hang from the neck of America.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
21/10/1433
18/06/1391 08/09/2012
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "In The Recent Past Why The Enemy Has Accelerated Unsubstantiated Propaganda?"


Shawwal 14, 1433 A.H, Sunday, September 02, 2012

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.  Overall the enemy has taken full advantage from baseless and unfounded propaganda as an important part of their war strategy. In the beginning when they were going to attack Afghanistan they started this kind of propaganda. Not only in Afghanistan but also in Iraq they interpreted their illegal intervention on the basis of such false and unjustifiable propaganda. Later on it was proved that their justification was totally wrong and nothing illegal was found there. It was just because of this false and baseless propaganda that the short sighted and warmonger politicians of the west lost their credibility in the world community. They are also facing the deep disgust of their own people, to the extent that their masses came out to the streets because of their wrong and malicious policies. In the holy month of Ramadan especially in the last ten days the enemy had a severe blow by the Mujahidin which took them to task. They turned towards propaganda to spread distrust among Mujahidin. In this way they wanted to decrease the quality and quantity of the attacks of Mujahidin. A few days earlier an official of the puppet regime of Karzai administration said that they had met Mulla Birather in Islamabad for peace talks. But after a very short span of time another official of this dependent administration denied his colleague’s statement. The helpless and restless administration of Karzai is weak and incompetent on such a high level that it cannot fully investigate and analyze the incidents. This is the reason that there is total contradiction between their statements. Another news given by them is the meeting of some high level officials of Islamic Emirate in Dubai including Agha Jan Motasim, whereas he has no official designation in Islamic Emirate since long. They also spread the news that Islamic Emirate has brought changes in their policies regarding female education, national army and terrorism. The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly said that neither it was against the female education nor it is, in the light of Islamic rules and national interests. But the rights and education provided by the west for the honor and magnanimity of women is only an empty slogan; which is acceptable neither by the spiritual and religious minded Muslim masses of Afghanistan in general nor by the modest and virtuous women of Afghanistan in particular. Similarly differentiation should be made between terrorism and the defense from one’s own rights. The trespassers have invaded the Afghan nation and their freedom is denied. Their sanctities, culture and glories all are on stake. Everyone has the right to defend ones faith, soil and sanctity according to all internal laws. It is never terrorism and no rational man can call it terrorism. Why the enemy is making this kind of baseless and false propaganda? Everyone knows the reason. The enemy wants to conceal its defeat and divert peoples’ attention. But the realities should be accepted. Instead of reaching its malicious objectives by this kind of baseless propaganda which is not possible forever, it is better to surrender to the ground realities. They should handover the rights of the Afghan nation to them. They should discontinue their killing and torturing. Let the oppressed Afghan Nation determine its destiny by itself. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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Fursān al-Balāgh Media presents a new interview: "With the Official Spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Qārī' Yusef Aḥmadī"


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Fursān al-Balāgh Media — “Interview With the Official Spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Qārī’ Yusef Aḥmadī”
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Check out my new article for Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel: "Dodging the drones: How militants have responded to the covert US campaign"

 

Over the past decade U.S. drone strikes have killed between 1,800 and 3,100 people in Pakistan, along with hundreds more in drone attacks in Yemen and Somalia, as a result of the United States’ efforts to combat al-Qaeda and its affiliates. The rise in strikes since the beginning of the Obama administration, and the growing stridency of questions surrounding the legal, moral, and practical efficacy of the program, have led to a lively debate among the commentariat. This debate is indeed important, but it is also crucial to understand how the drone program has affected the jihadis, and how jihadis have deployed the issue of drones in their propaganda. This is a necessary part of gaining a wider understanding of whether the program is a worthwhile endeavor.
Surprisingly, one does not see much discussion of drones by al-Qaeda Central (AQC), or by the Taliban (though it is possible that individuals in these groups are talking more about this in face-to-face encounters than online). Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), on the other hand, has exploited the drone issue extensively in the newsletter put out by their front group, Ansar al-Shari’ah (AS). As a result, question of whether drones are drawing more individuals into the arms of AQAP has been raised frequently in the past year.
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Qārī' Yusef Aḥmadī: "Remarks Regarding the Incident In Helmand’s Roshanabad Desert"

Shawwal 09, 1433 A.H, Tuesday, August 28, 2012

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

A secret music party was organized inside a remote house close to wells in the desert between Roshanabad and Shahkarez areas of Musa Kala district, Helmand province because no one can dare do such a vile thing openly. Around 20 corrupt individuals participated in this event and boys dressed in women clothing were forced to dance. According to information gathered, the said group turned their guns on each other and killed each other at around midnight after getting heavily drunk, becoming both the killers and the killed. The government spokesman of Helmand province promptly and brazenly blamed Mujahideen for this infamous incident which Karzai and others blindly accepted. We once again call on all media outlets to refrain from attributing such reports to the Mujahideen.

Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Qari Muhammad Yousuf Ahmadi

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al-Imārah Studio presents a new issue of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s magazine: “Sharī’at Issue #6″

NOTE: For previous issues see: #5#4#3#2 and #1.


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — “Sharī’at Issue #6″
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Zabīhullah Mujāhid: "Regarding Badr ad-Dīn Haqqani"

Shawwal 07, 1433 A.H, Sunday, August 26, 2012

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

A number of western media outlets are reporting that Badruddin Haqqani has been killed. We would like to inform all media that this rumor is not correct, Badruddin is alive and in good health in Afghanistan. Badruddin Haqqani is in the country and is occupied with his operational responsibilities. The rumor about him being killed is enemy fatuous propaganda to divert peoples attention from its humiliating defeat.

Spokesman of The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Zabihullah Mujahid

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Clarification Regarding Agha Jan Motasim"


Agha Jan Mostasim was dismissed from his post by the leader of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the year 2010 for stepping over his bounds and for lacking transparency in his work. He currently does not hold any posts with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and neither can he represent the Islamic Emirate in any of his statements and actions.

It is purely his own personal choice that he in currently living in Turkey. The Islamic Emirate does not have any representation or hold an office in Turkey and neither are the travels of Agha Jan Motasim to Kabul and Ankara carried out under the guidance and permission of the leadership of Islamic Emirate. While looking at the recent actions of Agha Jan Motasim, it can be noted that they are not of his choice but are dictates handed down from others. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan strongly urges all media groups to avoid associating the said persons statements and views to the Islamic Emirate in the future but rather the official views and policies of Islamic Emirate are those that are affirmed by its known spokespersons. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 26/09/1433 A.H 24/04/1391     14/08/2012

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Zabīhullah Mujāhid: "Reaction Towards the Report Published by ‘The Sunday Times’"


On August 13th, several media outlets published reports citing Britain’s ‘The Sunday Times’ which claims to have obtained papers which allegedly shows the new policy of Islamic Emirate regarding some pivotal issues.

As is the habit of western media, whenever the west comes under intense military pressure of Mujahideen in Afghanistan and begins to display its clear defeat in the military front, it immediately arrives for its help and starts publishing fabricated and blatant reports in order to turn the peoples attention away from the defeat of its military and so its soldiers can find some sort of relief. As far as the policy of Islamic Emirate is concerned regarding the so called National Army and National Intelligence then it is still the same firm Islamic stance on the bases of which Jihad was declared against these hireling mercenaries:  Americans are transgressors and whoever helps transgressors then the Islamic Emirate and the Afghan nation shall consider Jihad an obligation against them. Those warriors serving in the said Army who continuously carry out attacks on foreign invaders are in reality Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate that have joined the ranks of the so called National Army in order to carry out their sacred duty. The Islamic Emirate commends their sacrifices and considers them the true soldiers of Islam and national heroes. The Islamic Emirate was neither before nor is it currently against education for women but stresses such education only be done under an Islamic environment and within confines of Islamic principles. The policy of Islamic Emirate concerning issues of Afghanistan regarding which the latest report of ‘The Sunday Times’ and one prior with a anonymous figure ‘Mawlai’ by Michael Semple is nothing more than propaganda. Such reports are being published by the western media to try and undermine the latest victories of Mujahideen in Jihadi fronts while they have no connection with ground realities whatsoever. Independent news outlets can obtain the policies of Islamic Emirate regarding the various issues of Afghanistan by getting in contact with its known spokespersons. Zabihullah Mujahid Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 26/09/1433 A.H 24/04/1391     14/08/2012

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