Category: Quetta Shura

2012 in Afghanistan was a year full advancements and achievements. We can unmistakably state that 2012 in Afghanistan for the current occupation was exactly as 1986 was for the former occupation during which they completely lost their will to fight and practically began the process of withdrawal and retreat.
Penning down all the incidents for 2012 in one article is not possible however we will still strive to highlight some of the important military, political, cultural and social events of the year in this article.
First: Jihadi fronts
Jihadi operations in 2012 were several times higher than the previous years, a reality even testified to by the enemy. On the 26^th of June, 2012, a reputable newspaper ‘The Wall Street Journal’ writes while quoting unnamed American officials that Mujahideen attack in 2012 increased 21 percent compared to previous year, adding that 3000 attacks were carried out by Mujahideen in the month of May on foreign invaders. In another similar confession on July 17, 2012, the spokesperson of the regime’s Defense Ministry stated that Taliban attacks have increased 40 percent. With the increase in operations in 2012, enemy casualties also spiked relatively regarding which Hamid Karzai, during a parliament session on 26^th of June, said that 20 to 25 security personnel are killed daily in Taliban attacks. So if we multiply 25 by 360 = 9000 therefore the casualties suffered in 2012 climbs into the thousands and not as recently stated by the Defense Ministry which put the fatality figures a few over one thousand even though its spokesperson (Zahir Azimi) put the fatality figures at 600 only for the months of July and August so is it plausible that for the remaining ten months, they only suffered 400 fatalities? Similarly, the claim of Americans that they only lost 400 troops in 2012 also seems fatuous because they themselves declared in June that 3000 attacks were carried out against them in the month of May. If we take this admission of the invaders as an average for the entire year then that equals 36000 attacks hence 400 American fatalities means that the Taliban only managed to kill 1 American trooper in an average of 90 attacks; this clearly shows that this claim is inane and unacceptable to every sound mind.
Attacks against enemy air power
2012 in Afghanistan was a year full of losses for the American air force, helicopters and UAVs. 11 aircrafts were lost, 9 during an assault on Shorab airbase on 16^th of September and 2 during shelling of Bagram airbase, one of which was the plane of the current American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey. Alongside this, 29 enemy helicopters were eliminated by Mujahideen in the various provinces of Afghanistan in 2012, most of which were shot down and a few parked on ground e.g. 2 American helicopters destroyed while parked on the tarmac during an attack on their base on 18^th October in Zurmat district of Paktia province. It should be stated that most of the helicopters shot down were also confessed to by the enemy while others were denied or covered under the title of ‘hard landings’ or ‘technical difficulties’ in accordance with their known policy e.g. on 5^th October, an ISAF military helicopter was shot down by Mujahideen near Logar provincial capital and despite its footage (wreckage on fire) making rounds on several websites, the Defense Ministry denied the shoot down and labeled it a normal ‘hard landing’ incident.
Similarly, Mujahideen also shot down 16 enemy UAVs throughout the year in the various provinces of Afghanistan.
Large and headline grabbing operations
Besides carrying out their normal daily attacks, Mujahideen also executed toll-afflicting and message-broadcasting operations amongst which is the twin martyrdom operation on the police and border forces in Kandahar; martyrdom attack on Kandahar airbase on 5^th May; a 24 hour simultaneous martyrdom attack by 20 Mujahideen on 3 sites in Kabul city and similarly, in Nangarhar, Logar and Paktia provinces on 15^th April; more than a hundred invaders killed and wounded on 1^st June in a 10-man martyrdom operation on Camp Salerno in Sahrabagh of Khost province; large scale attacks in the same month on US bases in Kandahar city, Shahwalikot and Spin Boldak districts; freeing of inmates from Saripul prison in assault on 7^th June; heavy attacks on French contingents in Tagab and Najrab districts of Kapisa on 9^th June; martyrdom attack on 21^st June in Khost on joint enemy forces; martyrdom attack on 22^nd June on key enemy officials in Spoghmi Hotel in Qargha of Kabul; powerful truck bomb on Khadr base in Logar on 7^th August; destruction of Joint Chiefs of Staff (Martin Dempsey) plane in attack on Bagram airbase; successful car bomb attack on Kandahar police chief and chief of border forces (General Abdul Razziq) on 28^th August in Kadahar city; 15-man awe striking attack on Camp Bastion on 19^th September in Shorab of Helmand; successful large-scale operation in Darwuj district of Badakhshan province and detaining of 24 police on 29^th September; attack on deputy of Hamid Karzai (Kareem Khalili) on 15^th October in Sheikh Ali district of Parwan; truck bomb attack on large US base in Zurmat district of Paktia on 18^th October; complete annihilation of American logistical company ‘Supreme Group’ in Bagram area of Parwan on 20^th October; martyrdom attack on 21^st October on CIA center in Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul city; large martyrdom operation on enemy facilities in Maidan Shahr on 23^rd November; heavy martyrdom attack on Jalalabad airbase on 2^ndDecember; successful martyrdom operation on Intelligence Chief (Asadullah Khalid) on 7^th December; martyrdom attack on 26^thDecember on intelligence officials in front of CIA facility in old Khost airbase and other such operations.
Insider attacks
Attacks which put final nail in the coffin of the invaders will and morale as well as shook their feet and forced them to abandon all hope were operations by infiltrator Mujahideen a.k.a. insider attacks. Even though attacks by Afghan security forces on foreign invaders was not uncommon however such attacks picked up deadly pace last year and played a significant role in causing the invaders heavy casualties. The fatality toll from such attack was put at over 50 by reports however the actual casualty figures of foreign troops, police and Arbakis runs into the hundreds. The latest incident took place on the 24^th of December in the Interior Ministry of Kabul when a female officer (Nargis) killed a high ranking American advisor with a handgun. These attacks inside the enemy ranks compelled the enemy to recognize them as a dangerous and frightening tactic. The American Joint Chiefs of Staff labeled it a serious threat for his troops.
Enemy withdrawal and liberation of country
To sum up 2012 in one sentence it would be ‘The beginning of the invaders scamper’. Thirty thousand American troops fled from the heated battle fields this year and on top of this, France brought its combat mission to an end and withdrew all its forces the same way they had come; Belgium began its retreat on 7^th of August by withdrawing 230 troops; New Zealand followed suit and declared early withdrawal after attacks on its troops in Bamiyan and the Prime Minister of Britain also jumped on the retreat bandwagon be announcing early withdrawal of its troops from Helmand province during a visit to Afghanistan.
The foreign troops deserted many of their outposts from most parts of Afghanistan in 2012. They officially announced abandonment of 400 key outposts despite the fact that the actual number is many times higher because they quit 90 outposts only in the district of Marjah, Helmand province. The Americans left the countryside of the North and Central Afghanistan and confined their presence to the provincial capitals. To hide their defeat and embarrassment, they termed this retreat from north and central Afghanistan as step by step ‘security transfer’ which will keep continuing. In reality, they want to flee from Afghanistan just as they turned tail and ran from Vietnam. When America faced utter destruction in Vietnam, they came up with the formula ‘declare victory and run’ and want to utilize the formula of ‘transfer security and run’ here in Afghanistan. It must be stated that the fleeing of invaders is a positive step for our countrymen because as the invasion is rolled up, the vast swaths of the country will automatically be liberated and the shadow of occupation will be lifted from the nation.
To end, all the above Mujahideen achievements can only and only be ascribed to the help of Allah Almighty because such victories of the empty handed Afghans against such mighty and blood thirsty powers cannot come to fruition without divine intervention. To be continued…
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UNAMA, a branch of the United Nations, in its recent civilian casualties report once again attributed eighty percent (80%) of the caused casualties to the Mujahideen, six percent (6%) to the Kabul administration and chose to remain silent on the rest. The report writes that in the second half on the current year, civilian casualties increased compared to a downward trend in the first six months. 967 civilians were reported martyred and 1590 civilians wounded.
UNAMA has failed to even indicate towards the civilian casualties caused by bombings, raids and direct fire of the invading forces despite the fact that the mentioned forces oppress, detain and martyr civilians on a daily basis. Similarly, it has enshrouded the atrocities committed by the Kabul regime’s Army, Police and especially Arbakis (ALP/militia) and has only attributed six percent of civilian casualties to them which in reality is far lower than the actual percent.
On the other hand, UNAMA has now for a prolonged period been accusing Mujahideen for the major share of civilian casualties to hide the flaws of the invaders and at the same time, for unknown reasons, it has not positively responded to the reasonable appeals and genuine investigation called to by Islamic Emirate regarding prevention of civilian casualties. The general population is our own nation; our leader had previously taken serious steps in preventing civilian losses and efforts are still being made so none are caused by us; most importantly, we are divinely responsible to answer to the people in this regard. Using the issue of civilian casualties for political and other purposes is what strengthens such activities because its drives our enemies, in order to defame Mujahideen, to commit such acts which on the one hand cause heavy civilian losses and on the other hand, put pressure on Mujahideen through organization like UNAMA to achieve their sinister objectives. This evidence is adequate to prove UNAMA’s incompetence that it has never conferred Mujahideen while assembling its report so we can have an answer to the allegations blindly charged against us, all this while it is exclusively using the opposition as its sole source of information.
The Islamic Emirate has repeatedly made clear that mines placed by Mujahideen are all controlled by remotes and do not detonate by pressure but only hit its intended targets. To validate our claim, it is enough to say that the invaders themselves admit that sixty percent (60%) of their casualties in the past ten years have been caused by IEDs.
Attributing every explosion to Mujahideen is injustice and clear concealment of truth because the enemy has recently revamped efforts to try and defame Mujahideen. They persecute people in Mujahideen attire, place explosives on main roads and are flaming tribal conflicts, clear examples of which are present in the south, west and north of the country. We urge all impartial organizations and independent media outlets to not suffice with the fake reports and statistics provided by the occupying forces and Kabul regime. All events which are not accepted or rejected by the Islamic Emirate should not be attributed to us. From the findings of UNAMA, it seems that the source of its data is the governors and spokesmen of the corrupt and stooge Kabul regime because UNAMA does not only not have workers in the districts but also in the provincial capitals. According to our information, the figures of civilian casualties provided by UNAMA are in reality the sum of reports of Kabul administration which attribute civilian casualties to the Mujahideen on a daily basis.
We want to present examples of documented civilian casualties caused by the invaders and Kabul administration regarding which independent sides should base their judgment and themselves discover how UNAMA has neglected them in its report while keeping in mind that these are a small sample whereas the atrocities committed by them are far greater in number:
On July 11, foreign invaders carried out a raid on Kondlano area of Shahwalikot district (Kandahar) during which they trashed homes in search operations and martyred <<five>> civilians before leaving.
According to media reports, on July 22, a bomb blew apart an ISAF tank in Sra Shakh area of Nahr Siraj region, Gerishk district (Helmand), after which the invaders called in airstrikes from which <<four>> civilians were martyred.
On July 27, foreign invaders raided local homes at night in Qala Khor area of Khas Uruzgan district (Uruzgan)during which they brutally beat up <<three>> civilians before shooting them dead.
On August 2, Local Police aka Arbakis raided homes of locals in Sero, Matakzo and Sakano areas of Shali Nawa region, Khas Uruzgan district (Uruzgan), during which they martyred <<eighteen>> civilians and looted homes. Witnesses say that these were the armed men of Commander Shuja’I now known as Local Police who also threw several persons into wells. Witnesses told reported that the ALP burnt down <<eight>> motorbikes of locals and also stole their cash and watches.
On August 6, foreign invaders carried out a night raid on ‘Adl Khel village of Achin district (Nangarhar), searched homes, caused locals property damages and martyred <<four>> civilians before leaving. Locals say that none of the victim had ties to any group.
On August 7, foreign invaders carried out a night raid on Shesh Aba area of Khashrod district (Nimroz) during which they martyred <<four>> civilians including a woman and injured 2 children. The district governor confirmed the incident and said that the operation was carried out without them being informed.
On August 10, foreign invaders carried out a raid on Dahzak area of Dehrawod district (Uruzgan) during which they beat up locals, martyred <<four>> and detained another before leaving the area.
On August 30, 2 artillery shells slammed into a home and its garage in Baraki Barak district center (Logar), leveling both of the buildings and leaving <<five>> civilians martyred and <<ten>> others wounded. The security chief of Logar Police department, Raees Khan, confirms the incident and casualties but is unaware of its details. Local residents from the area say that the artillery shells were fired from inside the base of foreign troops while the foreigners have not said anything about the incident.
On August 31, Press TV reported that foreign invaders carried out airstrikes in Ghor province from which <<12>> civilians were martyred.
On September 2, Arabaki militia martyred << fifteen>> civilians in Kanam village adjacent Kunduz city, injured a number of others and took away several more as prisoners. Locals later said: “A former ‘Gilam Jum’ and gunman by the name of Qadir is now a Local Police commander and head of several check posts. His men came to the village at night and at daybreak, opened fire on locals who came out of their homes”. The incident took place after the said commander was kill by unknown gunmen and his men were after revenge.
Media reported on September 8 that hireling troops injured <<twenty>> civilians including women and children in Bala Marghab district’s Maidanzo village (Badghis), some of whom later passed away due to heavy wounds. Locals contacted by media through telephone said that the incident happened when police from a nearby check post indiscriminately shot at civilians after a bomb destroyed a police vehicle.
Media reported on 16 September that foreign forces killed and wounded <<twenty>> civilians in Nurlam area of Alingar district (Laghman. Reports said that <<eight>> women were amongst the martyred, adding that local women and children were out collecting wood when they suddenly became targets of enemy helicopters. Like every other time, the invaders simply said that they targeted Mujahideen and no civilians were harmed. However the officials of Laghman province and witnesses said that the victims of this bombing were all innocent poor locals who were out collecting fire wood.
On September 21, foreign invaders carried out a night raid on Gezak village of Shahwalikot district (Kandahar) during which they martyred <<six>> civilians.
On October 6, an Arbaki stabbed a woman to death in Andu Jan village adjacent Kunduz city. Locals told that media that the mentioned woman was killed for putting up resistance to the gunman’s forced fornication.
On October 12, foreign forces carried out a raid on Zareen village of Shilgar district (Ghazni), trashed homes during searches before martyring <<seven>> civilians including three children and one woman. The provincial governor’s spokesman, Nabi Jan, confirms the casualties in the incident and says that an investigation team has been sent to collect information, adding that the operation was carried out by the invaders without informing them.
On October 15, American helicopters targeted a tractor of locals in Tangano Godar area of Nawa district (Helmand) as a result, <<fifteen>> civilians onboard were martyred. Locals say that the victims were moving house when they were targeted.
On October 21, American invaders fired mortars at She Khelo village of Baraki Barak district (Logar) from which <<six>> children were martyred and <<two>> others wounded. Their names are as follow: Hakeen S/O Marjan; Umar Jan S/O Abdul Jabbar; Rahmat S/O Nawab; Zahit S/O Shams; Ya-Gul S/O Saleh and Hamayum S/O Ghazi (all residents of She Khelo village). Wounded Abdul Jabbar S/O Mayran and Zafar S/O Hassan (both residents of Nawabad village).
On October