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New interview from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "With the Bādghīs Provincial Jihādī Chief Mawlawī 'Abd al-Qudūs"

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Mawlawi Abdul Qudoose is a 28 year old from Badghis province’s Maqur district. He received his education in the various Madrassas of Afghanistan and Pakistan and has fulfilled his sacred Jihadi duties in Afghanistan’s various fronts.
Mawlawi Abdul Qudoos is from amongst the very close associates of the founder of Jihad against the Americans in Badghis province, Shaheed Mawlawi Dastageer. He is counted from the ones who began their sacred empty-handed Jihad against the American invasion in Badghis in very early challenging stages.
He was handed the leadership of Daraboom district of Badghis province during his Jihadi duty and is currently serving as the chief of explosives development and martyrdom operations in the whole province.
Here we would like to present to our readers an interview which was conducted with the said honorable person regarding the Jihadi situation in Badghis province.
Al-Emara: Dear honorable Mawlawi Sahib, before everything else, can you give us information about the rise of Jihad in Badghis province? How and when did the Jihadi movement begin?
Answer: نحمده ونصلي علی رسوله الکریم  امابعد
To answer your question I must mention that when America began its invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban lost their control over most of the northern provinces. So as in the rest of the country, gunmen and warlords also once again established their presence in Badghis and began terrorizing and persecuting its believing and Mujahid people.
Just to mention what I have seen for myself, some 200 to 300 gunmen used to raid local villages and loot the homes of anyone thought to have links with the Mujahideen or Taliban while rigorously focusing on finding weapons and ammunitions. It would not be an exaggeration to say that in the early years of the invasion, no heavy or light arms were left for the Mujahideen to use against the occupiers. It was due to these harsh conditions why combat against the Americans in Badghis got delayed even tough the people held a great zeal for Jihad but due to lack of weapons, no operations took place.
In the year 2007, myself and the former head of Jihad in Badghis, Shaheed Mawlawi Dastageer were studying in Helmand were we also took part in operations. Until that time, no Jihadi operations had taken place in Badghis. Abdur Rahman Haqqani had recently been appointed as the governor of Badghis by the Islamic Emirate, so with his consultation, me and Mawlawi Dastageer headed from south towards Badghis with the intention of Jihad. We were so empty-handed that by the time we reached the halfway point, all out money was spent. We decided to begin our work after reaching Bala Marghab district. We initially reached out to an old Jihadi commander in Bala Marghab’s Paneerak village to furnish us with weapons and may Allah reward him, he gave us two Kalashnikovs and then Mawlawi Baaz Muhammad Sahib from Ghortu village handed us an RPG. We found some more Mujahideen with the passing of time and began Jihad in the same valley with the stated weapons. After our numbers reached 12, we firstly hit the convoy of security guards of an NGO, the next night we attacked Bala Marghab district headquarters and various others check posts later. We operated at night in the initial stages but then gradually started work during the day after acquiring war booty. Our numbers increased even more and weapons became sufficient. We established our Jihadi base in a mountainous area called Houz Kabod, located near Bala Marghab and as rumors spread throughout Badghis that Mujahideen have become active, people with Jihadi zeal from all districts came to this very place in order to participate. In this order our numbers increased and operations extended towards others districts like Maqur, Daraboom etc and large swaths of lands fell to out hands. Shaheed Mawlawi Dastageer was out military chief at that time. That is how Jihad in Badghis began and two years later, Mawlawi Dastageer was captured in Herat province and was imprisoned for six months. After being released, an important incident took place under his leadership in Bala Marghab’s Aka Zo area where large amounts of booty was seized. On 07/09/1387, a 45 vehicle enemy convoy was hit, half the vehicles destroyed and half seized while many enemy soldiers were also captured alive and a huge amount of arms were seized which are still being used today. Tens of light arms, mortars, 82mm recoilless rifles, D-SCH-K heavy machine guns, PK machine guns and other various weapons were seized. After this, Jihad picked up incredible pace throughout Badghis and then a time came when 80% of its soil was cleansed from enemy presence.
The pace of the ongoing Jihad in Badghis, if we look at the realities, is due to the blessings and sacrifices of those same sincere Mujahideen who took on the leadership roles and never wavered in their stance despite facing those harsh and testing conditions. Among those Jihadi commanders worth mentioning are; Mawlawi Dastageer Sahib, Mawlawi Ismael, Ma’win Baaz Muhammad, Jamaluddin Mansoor, Abdur Rahman Akhondzada, Mawlawi Sayed Hakim, Mullah Amar Deen, Mullah Fazal Deen, Mawlawi Abdur Raziq, Sayed Ali Shah Agha, Mullah Soz Gul and some others.
Al-Emara: Thanks honorable Mawlawi Sahib for providing heart-felt information about the past few years Jihad. Now can you shed some light on the current Jihadi situation in Baghis province?
Answer: All praise is due to Allah, as you may already know that the Jihadi operations of Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate in Badghis are proceeding with great strength at the moment. The majority of its people are either physically or de facto Mujahideen. Locals who are fed up with the persecution of the invaders and armed gangs see this sacred armed Jihad as the only way of salvation. With the blessings of Jihad, most of Badghis has been cleansed from the enemy presence. Mujahideen are physically present in Bala Marghab, Ghormach, Aab Kamrak, Sang-e-Atish, Maqur, Qadis, Jund, Daraboom and all the other districts. The enemy presence in most of the districts in only limited to their bases. If we look census wise, there are 1050 armed Mujahideen in the fronts of Bala Marghab at the moment, 500 in Ghormach and 419 in Daraboom. Similarly, we have a number of other Mujahideen in the other districts according to its needs while we can also count on the entire population of Badghis to stand next to Mujahideen in times of need.
The only place in Badghis lacking Jihadi operations is the provincial capital, Qala Naw. The enemy also tried to arm local militia however due to not receiving any backing from the people, this plan has miserably faltered.
Al-Emara: In the northern and north western provinces of Afghanistan, the enemy often claims that they have decimated the fighting capability of Mujahideen in last year’s operations and in the ‘Arbaki’ program. How much of this claim is true in Badghis province?
Answer: It is very true that the enemy carried out operations in Badghis just like the other northern provinces and have activated the ‘Arbaki’ program but due to not receiving any popular support from the people, these programs have come to naught.
Mujahideen may have vacated some areas in the face of large scale air and ground operations of the enemy but due to the nature of guerilla warfare, this is called a tactical retreat however the Mujahideen again established their presence in those same areas and forced the enemy out while handing them heavy losses.
I will forward the mountainous range of Nakhcharistan in Daraboom district, which connects to several other districts as an example. The enemy carried out a huge air and ground campaign in the area a while back during which they built 6 check posts and entrenched in them nearly 200 troops and local police (Arbaki/militia). After some time when the operation ended, nearly 300 Mujahideen participated in their own offensive in which all 6 check posts were uprooted. Some enemy troops were killed, some fled while others were airlifted by helicopters. This area is now completely free from enemy presence. The enemy similarly built check posts in other rural areas however they are now finding it difficult to provide it with logistics while many are being abandoned as their daily losses increase. Many people who had joined the enemy as part of the ‘Arbaki’ program are now defecting to the Mujahideen with their weapons. Besides the occasional personal surrender, many ‘Arbakis’ have surrendered with their entire groups. As an example, a group of 50 ‘Arbakis’ surrendered themselves to the Mujahideen in the early days of Jamadi ul Awal in Qadis district. Such incidents demonstrate that all the enemy efforts have been wasted. They have nothing to show in the military field and have only their radio propaganda to fall back on through which they want to give confidence to their moral lacking troops.
Al-Emara: Respected Mawlawi Sahib, can you share with us a memorable or an interesting story about Mujahideen activities in Badghis province?
Answer: The Mujahideen in Badghis, just like the rest of Mujahideen in Afghanistan, have presented extraordinary sacrifices in its few years Jihad, performed heroic deeds and have carved out relics of courage and valor however its is very bemoaning that such incidents of the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate have gone unnoticed and have not been written down. I strongly believe that if the great deeds of Mujahideen from all over Afghanistan were to be collected, it would fill a whole chapter is Islamic history. The incident I want to recall is about the bravery and Jihadi fervor of a 12 year old Afghan.
A while back in Daraboom district

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan releases Issue #73 of al-Ṣamūd Magazine

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NOTE: Previous issues: #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #53, and #51. You can also see English translations of articles from previous issues here.
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Declaration Regarding the Schools' Burning and Poisoning of the Female Students"

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According to the media reports recently in Takhar province some female students of a school were poisoned. Earlier reports were given about Khost province and some other parts of the country. Some pro-colonial and anti-jihadi media which normally reports these incidents prior to anyone else, abruptly blamed the Islamic Emirate
and did not wait for the official spokesman of the Islamic Emirate to assess this incident. Elsewhere the media neglects that in 2011 in an educational conference in London the education minister of the puppet regime of Kabul acknowledged that the so called armed opposition is not against the education of boys and girls. Similarly the professional deputy minister of this office told the media that the schools are destroyed by some criminal gangs and not by the Taliban. At the same time we would like to say that on 22nd February in Kashkot area of Khewa district one teacher and 9 students were injured in the indiscriminate shelling of helicopters by the invading forces. But the stooge media have turned a blind eye over all these facts and realities.
he fact is that recently the invading forces have martyred and burnt innocent civilians and children in Zangawat area of Panjwai district and prior to that they have humiliated the bodies of the martyrs. Similarly in Bagram air base they committed the unpardonable act of disgracing the Holy Quran. Now the invaders and their local stooges try to divert the attention of the Afghan nation as well as of the international community from their barbaric deeds and crimes by these kinds of planed issues of infecting the girls.
The Islamic Emirate once again declares that these and likewise dire incidents are carried out by some intelligence agencies including the intelligence agency of the puppet admin of Kabul by the name of national security.
The policy of Mujahedeen is palpable i.e. armed resistance against the invading forces and their supporters till the liberation of the country.
Moreover false allegations of the invaders and their hired media against Mujahedeen are the part of the media war and have no reality.
The Islamic Emirate declares its complete acquittal and says that this kind of criminals will be penalized according to the Islamic Law where ever arrested inside the country.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "About the Martyrdom of An Individual that Assisted the ‘Ulamā', Jihādīs, and the State of Nūristān"

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


تلقينا ببالغ الحزن خبر استشهاد مساعد والي ولاية نورنستان في تشكيلات الإمارة الإسلامية والشخصية العلمية والجهادية المشهورة الشيخ الموقر/ جميل الرحمن مع أقرب أصدقائه القائد البطل عبد الحكيم ظهر اليوم الأربعاء الموافق 23/5/2012 في غارة جوية أمريكية في قرية همشوذ بمديرية وانت ويجل بولاية نورستنان إنا لله وإنا اليه راجعون. إن الإمارة الإسلامية في حين تعتبر الحادث المذكورة خسارة عظمى لجميع مجاهدي الإمارة الإسلامية والمواطنيين والعالم الإسلامي بأسره والتي لا يمكن جبرانها، في الوقت نفسي تواسي من أعماق الفؤاد أسرة الشهيد والمجاهدين والمواطنيين المسلمين، وتضيف بأن الشهادة هي الأمنية السامية التي يحملها كل فرد من أفراد الإمارة الإسلامية كبيرهم وصغيرهم دائما في قلبه وها هو الشيخ الفاضل قد تحقق له هذه الأمنية ونال هذه الدرجة الرفيعة. وبفضل الله تعالى أولا ثم بفضل تضحياتنا، وتكاليفنا وأسارتنا ها هو العالم الكفري بأسره والعناصر المعادية للإسلام وخاصة أولئك المحتلون الذين اعتدوا على أرضنا وحريمنا وعزتنا وكرامتنا ومعتقداتنا وأموالنا، يتواجهون هزيمة نكراء وفضيحة شنعاء، ولا يستطيعون أن يخلصوا أنفسهم بوقار مما لحق بهم من العار والفضيحة. ولو لا الشهداء والتضحيات والتاريخ الحافل بالافتخارات والبطوليات؛ لكنا أمة منحلة مفقودة تعيش حياة الذل والتحقير، ولنهبت الدول الاحتلالية على مر الأيام جميع تلك الثروات والقيم التي تكون سببا في وجود وكرامة دولة وأمة. وإن الشهادة شيء يرضى بها الله سبحانه وتعالى وتكون وسيلة لحفظ دين الله تعالى واستمراره ونصرته، وإننا نعد بعد استشهاد الشيخ جميل الرحمن خطوة كبيرة في سبيل تحرير الوطن وقيام نظام اسلامي فيه ونبارك لجميع أحباب الشيخ وأقاربه نيله الدرجة الرفيعة ألا وهي درجة الاستشهاد في سبيل الله. إن كل مجاهد ذوعزم بالإمارة الإسلامية عاهد على أن يأخذ إن شاء الله ثأر جميع الشهداء والمظلومين من العدو الغاشم الظالم وأنه سيلقن العدو درسا تاريخيا لا يتجرأ بعده أبدا على الاعتداء والعدوان على أي أرض وشعب ففي مثل هذا العزم القوي هناك ضرورة لمؤازرة ألا يتوانوا في ذلك وإننا من جهة نتحمل التضحيات وشتى أنواع المتاعب والمشقات لحصول رضى الله تعالى؛ لكن في المقابل يقتل في كل يوم بسيوفنا عدد كبير من الأعداء السائرين في سبيل الطاغوت ويلقون إلى نار جهنم. وقال تعالى : إِنْ تَكُونُوا تَأْلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْلَمُونَ كَمَا تَأْلَمُونَ وَتَرْجُونَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَرْجُونَ.


إمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية
3/7/1433 هـ ق – 23/5/2012 م

نبذة مختصرة عن حياة الشيخ الشهيد جميع الرحمن رحمه الله

الشيخ المولوي جميل الرحمن بن سعد الله ولد في أسرة متدنية في قرية همشوز بمديرية وانت ويجل بولاية نورستنان بدأ دراسته الإبتدائية في مسجد قريته ثم تنقل في مختلف أرجاء البلاد وأتم دراسته في المدارس الدينية المختلفة في باكستان وقد كان له إلى جانب تدريس العلوم الشرعية دور قوي وفعال في الجهاد السابق وبقى قائدا لعددة جبهات.
كان الشيخ شجاعا، متقينا كريما حسن الخلق وعالما عاملا حيث استطاع بحسن سلوكه وأخلاقه جلب قلوب عدد كبير من المواطنيين وبسبب شجاعته واخلاصه وتقواه عين من قبل قيادة الإمارة الإسلامية مساعدا لوالي ولاية نورستان حيث واصل مهمته الجهادية إلى آخر لحظات حياته بكل صدق واخلاص وقد استشهد في غارة جوية شنتها مقاتلات أمريكية على قريته همشوز ظهر اليوم الأربعاء 23/5/2012م عن عمر يناهز 55 عاما تاركا وراءه ابناً وسبع بنات.

طيب الله ثراه وأدام ذكراه.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا إِنمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ (البقرة11) أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمْ الْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَكِنْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ (البقرة12) معلومات: الناطق الرسمي لإمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية قاري محمد يوسف (احمدي) للمناطق الجنوب الغربية والشمال الغربية في البلاد ذبيح الله (مجاهد)  للمناطق الجنوب الشرقية والشمال الشرقية في البلاد والله أكبر والعزة لله ولرسوله وللمؤمنين اللجنة الإعلامية لإمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية —————————————————— المصدر / صفحة (صوت الجهاد) في 25/5/2012
موقع رسمي لإمارة أفغانستان الإسلامية

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Regarding the NATO Summit in Chicago"

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According to news reports, NATO is going to hold a diplomatic summit in the city of Chicago from May 20-21 where Afghanistan will be the most important agenda on the table. Therefore the Islamic Emirate, in order to fulfill its historical obligation, wants to declare the below points to the participants of this conference:

1. The invasion of Afghanistan by America and its allies under the banner of ‘war of terror’ was an unjustified and tyrannical action which was only carried out for political and economical gains. Terrorism and ground realities had nothing in common. No Afghan had a hand in military operations in other countries and neither are there any proofs hence the occupation of Afghanistan by America is neither sound legally or logically. 2. As a result of this occupation, the invasive America imposed upon the Afghan Muslim nation a few war criminals that were cast offs, whose hands were red with the blood of innocent humans and who were involved in transgressing against the life, wealth and honor of the ordinary people. The Afghans have been facing torment from their brutality and crimes for the past decade while the invaders have just turn a blind eye to them. 3. The American intelligence networks including the CIA state that members of Al-Qaida have all left Afghanistan and that there are not more than fifty left therefore the military presence of America is not for its own security but a long term strategy for turning our country and the region into its colony. The declaration of the new president of France, Francois Hollande, that all its troops will be removed from Afghanistan at the end of this year is a decision based on realities and a reflection of the opinion of its nation. We call upon all the other NATO member countries to avoid working for the political interests of American officials and answer the call of your own people by immediately removing all your troops from Afghanistan. 4. The invading soldiers in Afghanistan martyr the defenseless children, women, elderly and other people of Afghanistan in their night raids and blind bombardments without having to worry about the consequences. The perpetrators of these violations are all criminals. The claimants of Human Rights must not condone them. Similarly, the occupying forces have created local militias under the title of ‘Arbakis’ who transgress against the life, wealth and honor of ordinary people and martyr innocent Afghans even though they cannot confront the Mujahideen physically. If the invaders want to fund and equip such groups and continue their blind bombardments then the responsibility of civilian losses caused in Afghanistan will rest squarely upon the shoulders of these forces. 5. We want to declare to the whole world the stooge Kabul administration tortures innocent prisoners, extracts false confessions and hands out long term prison sentences. The security apparatus of Kabul regime discriminates and treats them with prejudice. Ending this oppression is the obligation of every human being. 6. The invading forces have destroyed whole villages along with their inhabitants (Tarako Kalacha as example) in Afghanistan with twenty five ton bombs. They have razed entire bazaars with hundreds of shops in Helmand and Uruzgan. They have also uprooted the greenery and orchards in Panjwai and Zhari districts of Kandahar and similarly in Band-e-Sarda of Ghazni province. All this savagery is committed under the slogans of war on terror. Today’s international community which touts tolerance, justice and human rights, how can it justify this savagery in Afghanistan at the hands of these self proclaimed civilized men? 7. In order to brainwash the public and to vilify the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate, various networks in Afghanistan headed by the invading forces commit some acts such as the destruction and burning of bridges and schools, carrying out explosions amongst civilians, targeting of specific people for vile purposes and others, the Islamic Emirate declares its complete disavowal from them. 8. The occupying American forces have created secret prisons inside all of their airbases in Afghanistan where they keep innocent Afghans and carry out various forms of torture on them which has resulted in the martyrdom of many. Besides this, thousands of innocent Afghans are being held prisoners in Kandahar and Bagram airbases without any charges. These are all people who have no knowledge of the New York incident but are been held captives under its pretext for years and are languishing in unbearable conditions. 9. A survey conducted in April by CBS news and New York Times showed that 69 percent of Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan and want their troops out of Afghanistan. Similarly, the people of nations allied with America have also shown their opposition to the occupation of Afghanistan. So the NATO member countries who claim to be the elected representatives of its people and consider their government the peoples government, by the people, for the people; how will they answer the call of their people in this summit? 10. The Islamic Emirate once again declares that it holds no agenda of harming anyone nor will it let anyone harm other countries from the soil of Afghanistan hence there is no reason for the occupying countries including America to continue the occupation of Afghanistan under the pretext of safeguarding its own security. 11. The occupation of Afghanistan by America through the use of force is a clear violation of a sovereign state which is not justified under any international law. Those Afghans that are fighting against this violation are independence seeking Mujahideen who demand their due rights and putting up resistance to this occupation is their legal right. This armed struggle will only come to an end when the Afghans acquire their independence and a government of their choice. Imposed agreements and international conferences are not the solution to the Afghan quandary. The solution lies in giving the Muslim Afghan nation their complete legitimate and natural right. 12. The Islamic Emirate has left all military and political doors open. It wants to obtain the rights of the Muslim Afghan nation through all possible ways and as a responsible force, is prepared to accept all it announces however the invaders are utilizing a one step forward, two steps backwards tactic. They are conjuring artificial excuses to prolong the occupation of Afghanistan, are wavering in their stance and do not seem to have a clear strategy for a political solution. The Islamic Emirate considers the claims of the invaders of finding a political solution as meaningless until they come out of their fluctuating unstable state. 13. The occupation of Afghanistan by America and its allies is the fundamental problem. If this matter is solved, the Afghans understand each others language and share a common culture therefore they can reach a resolution regarding the country. The foreigners should forgo prolonging and complicating the Afghan issue for their colonialist objectives. To end, we must reiterate that the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate will keep proceeding with their ongoing Jihad until it attains its goal. The terrorism and savagery of the invaders and their stooges will not be able to stop it. We call upon the leaders of the NATO member countries to realize the ground realities of Afghanistan and acknowledge the natural rights of the Afghans which are an independent nation and establishment of a government of its own choice. Similarly, they should stop the gross human right violations ongoing in Afghanistan and the desecration of the sanctities of Afghans committed by their troops. But if they still refuse to pay attention to the consequences of their criminal actions, then they will also be erased along with their oppression and terror on this blessed soil just like the previous imperialists and only their stories shall remain.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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New article from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "The Wrath of Jihād ‘al-Fārūq Operation’ Launched in Afghanistan"

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

Al Farooq operation is the name of the country-wide Islamic Emirate’s offensive this year. A year has passed since the launch of Al Badr operation which still terrorizes the hearts and souls of the Kuffar invaders. Al Badr was an operation that kept the world media engaged with shocking news of courageous efforts against the occupying forces. Al Badr operation of course could not totally avenge the cruelty, genocide, disgrace and other acts of wildness directed against our people, however, it was a wave of joy for all those that have suffered from those brutalities. It was a message from the heirs of all the martyrs and the homeless that went back to the west with the dead bodies of the Jewish troops. May they put these messages on their tombstones. As we all know the occupying enemy is facing a disastrous defeat. This year’s ‘Al Farooq Military operation’ has been launched to counter all of their conspiracies; and so far we have inflicted considerable damage to these enemies across the country especially in the capital Kabul. Now, the enemy is trying all its tricks to bring rift between the Mujahideen and the general public. They are dedicated to conceal their defeat and pave their way to eventual withdrawal. Now that the New Year’s operation ‘Al Farooq’ has been launched, thousands of martyrdom lovers and those who want to gain the exalted title of ‘Ghazi’ will draw into the ranks of the Mujahideen. We will soon observe that ‘Al Farooq’ will replace ‘Al Badr’ as the message of fear and terror and will deprive them of their sleep. We believe this because the start of the operation this year indicates how successful it will be over the course of the year. The coward father of the crusaders and Zionists ‘Obama’ came to Afghanistan in the dark of the night to sign a shameful pact with his local servant. On the same night Al Farooq operation was launched which targeted the American base of ‘Green Village’ in the capital Kabul, sending an alarming message to the Zionist president of America. Hearing this, the American crusader was not able to stick on the ground and left Afghanistan in the dark similar to the way he had entered. If a single strike against the so-called green village of the crusader army can force their leader to flee our homeland so soon, then let’s imagine how long will it take to terrorize their paid foot soldiers. When faced with the true Mujahideen who are ready to sacrifice their lives for their Deen, no crusader will be able to stay for long on the ground. Inshallah, we will soon see the scattering of this Jewish alliance and soon the occupying forces will withdraw from our country. As the name ‘Al Farooq’ literally suggests, it is the operation that will show the world the difference (or farq) between ‘Haq’ (truth) and ‘Batil’ (Lie). The mass civilian population of Afghanistan have also come to the conclusion that the western occupiers are nothing but intruders who have been crossing lines in the areas of traditional, religious and cultural norms. They have now understood that the more they keep silent against these tyrannies the more such intrusions will increase and in fact such a silence can cause the unlimited wrath of Allah Almighty. With the launch of Al Farooq operation, we should know that a country wide armed resistance will take place and with Allah’s help and people’s support, the Islamic Emirate under the leadership of the Mujahideen will be revived. Such a move will be nothing but the interpretation of this holy verse: جَاء الْحَقٌ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا Truth has arrived, and Falsehood perished: for Falsehood is (by its nature) bound to perish. With Allah’s help, the sons of Islam and Afghanistan have infiltrated the ranks of the army and the police and are impatiently waiting for their opportunity to kill as many crusaders as possible and quench their thirst for the blood of the enemy. Last year as well, as part of ‘Al Badr’ operation, the sacrifice of a courageous and faithful brother who had infiltrated the Afghan army led to the death of 17 French invader soldiers. Following that attack, the French unilaterally decided to bring out their troops from Afghanistan. This French decision nevertheless terrorized all the other satanic allies as well. The invaders should be made aware that the names of these operations are not merely accidental rather they have a special meaning and interpretation. With every success, the truthfulness of these names appears before all the faithful ones. The people of Afghanistan and the rest of the world should look forward to the spontaneous attacks of the lion-hearts of the Islamic Emirate. They should see how many more coffins of filthy soldiers will be transported back to their homelands. How many crusader mothers will never see their sons again and how many more of the filthy night partners will lose their dreams! Indeed the Muslims are looking forward to their heroes to destroy and humiliate their enemies; destroy their check posts, barracks and bases. The satanic plans of the crusaders will be countered by the brave moves of the Mujahideen and inshallah the flag of the Kufr will be brought down and the Islamic flag will be hoisted back in the holy land. Ameen

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan releases Issue #72 of al-Ṣamūd Magazine

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: Previous issues: #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #53, and #51. You can also see English translations of articles from previous issues here. In this issue there was also a new article from Abū al-Walīd al-Maṣrī.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — Issue #72 of al-Ṣamūd Magazine
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New article from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Shahīd (Ghazniwal): "One Year After the Martyrdom of Shaykh Usāmah!"

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It was a rainy November day in the year 1996 when we visited Maulawi Khalis colony in Jalalabad to meet Sheikh Osama bin Laden in his quarters. Our meeting with the Sheikh was arranged by his close associate Abu Khabab al Misri, who was described as the chemical expert of the Al Qaeda organization by the Americans and was later martyred in a drone strike in the August of 2008 in South Waziristan.
Osama bin Laden has only recently arrived to Afghanistan from Sudan and was living at the private building of Engineer Mahmood in Nangarhar under the guidance of the late Maulawi Younus Khalis Baba.
This structure was surrounded by a lot of other buildings where the close associates as well as bodyguards of Osama lived.
We reached his quarters at a time when they had gathered for Friday prayers in a Mosque based inside the building. Mustafa Abul Yazid, who was appointed as the military chief of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan in the year 2007 and was martyred in Waziristan in a drone strike in 2010 was giving the Khutba of the Friday prayers.
About a day earlier, the Taliban in Kabul had officially announced the presence of Osama bin Laden in the areas controlled by them therefore it was the first time that they used loud speakers for the Friday Khutba and prayers.
We offered our prayers behind Abu Muhammad al Misri and then proceeded towards the guest house where we were then joined by Osama and his first deputy, Abu Hafs al Misir (Muhammad ‘Atif).
I had never met Osama however Abu Khabab al Misri identified the foremost as Sheikh and the other as Abu Hafs al Misir from afar.
We began lunch after a formal initial introduction. Besides Osama and Abu Hafs, a few of their bodyguards also joined us for lunch. Even though food was not up to the standard of a ceremonial occasion but due to it being late on the one hand and extremely delicious on the other therefore it was well eaten and enjoyed by both the guests and the household.
As we ate, Osama talked about the great lengths and difficulties Afghans go to in order to take care of their guests and greatly praised this attribute. Tea was served after lunch in accordance with Afghan culture and the Sheikh began his speech. He began his formal talk at the start of tea as he was well acquainted with the culture of the Afghans.
Sheikh Osama began by asking me to elaborate on the message of Taliban given in his support. I told him that the Taliban announced his presence and declared support for him in areas under their control to the media during a press conference yesterday.
The Sheikh was delighted with this news and then related the story of what the president of Sudan, Omar Bashir, had told him while expelling him under the pressure of America.
He repeatedly praised and gave thanks to the Taliban and the Mujahideen of Khalis Baba for honoring their guests and for giving him special assistance and said that Afghans are a nation who have little competition when its comes to Islamic valor.
He talked with a very soft tone and gave me a lot of information about his Jihadi methodology in this calm meeting.
He started off by talking about his studies of economics in Malik Faisal University in Saudi Arabia; then his links to the Muslim Brotherhood organization in the initial stages of his political life; his participation in Jihad against the Russians in Afghanistan; the victory of Mujahideen and the collapse of communism were systematically described one after the other.
He followed this up by talking a great length about the destructive plots of America hatched against Islam after the defeat of communism and about defending the Islamic world by combating such plots. At that time, no gestures were given about such a big military confrontation with American but rather most of his talk expounded on how the Muslims must become aware of this point and think about how to free themselves from these western conspiracies.
He talked on this subject until the call for Asr prayer was given. Then we headed to the same mosque together, prayed in congregation and walked back to the gate of the guest house. There we took leave from him and then abu Hafs escorted us to the outer door where we also took leave from him and headed towards Jalalabad city.
6 years later from that day, in August of 2001, we had our last meeting in Kandahar. This time we met in his house which was located in Lo Wiyala area of Kandahar city.
A lot of difference could be noticed in the military state and talks of Osama bin Laden this time around as compared to the previous. From his talks and actions, one took the impression as if he was physically standing in the battle field against America. A detailed geographical map was hung in his private guesthouse. The borders of all those countries that once fell under the rule of Ottoman Empire were highlighted. Osama bin Laden said while indicating towards the mentioned map that this entire region was once a united Islamic Caliphat however it was distributed into various countries in 1915-1916 under the colonial Sykes-Picot treaty. He said that the Muslims must work to bring together this fragmented region and establish an Islamic Caliphate on it.
This time the Sheikh was joined by his second deputy, Ayman az Zawahiri, who would interrupt his talk from time to time for endorsement.
A month after this meeting, the bloody events of September took place which gave a practical side to the confrontation between Sheikh Osama and America and at the same time, it also brought about the excuse of bringing down the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Ten years after those bloody events, America finally managed to martyr Sheikh Osama in a military strike in the city of Abbottabad and in doing so, ended one chapter of the ongoing confrontation between Osama and America.
It has now been a full year since Osama bin Laden was martyred however the anxiety brought about by the confrontation and felt by the Americans inside and outside America is still the same. Outside America, warning bells are ringing inside the American embassy in Kabul on the first day of the anniversary of martyrdom of Sheikh Osama bin Laden while the warning meters inside America are being kept at an all time high.
If the problem was in fact between the confrontation of Osama and America then that was solved a year ago however if this confrontation was an excuse for occupying Afghanistan and persecuting its people then I believe that it will not be solved for many years to come and in the end, the fate of the United States shall be the same as that of the former Soviet Union.
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