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At the time of invasion of Afghanistan by the Red Army, the then Soviet Union had grand designs of subduing the world just as the United States harbors those dreams today.

Following the takeover of Eastern Europe, they wanted to reach South Asia and specifically the warm Indian waters via Afghanistan. But before they could reach those waters, they were engulfed by storms created by the blood of the Afghan resistance such that they even managed to lose control over the occupied central Asian states close to Moscow herself.

Today the Afghan Mujahid nation is denouncing the 39th year of invasion of the defeated Soviet Union in a state that with the blessing of their seventeen-year Jihad and resistance, the occupying American invaders are facing the exact same fate as the former Soviet Union as their military might is dissolved and they are facing humiliation on both media and political fields as well as being caught in a dilemma about staying course or abandoning the longest war in their history.

In reality that the 39th anniversary of the ruthless Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is lesson for American officials to learn a great deal from. Take heed from the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan and abandon thoughts of testing the mettle of the already proven Afghans.

The Islamic Emirate – while condemning the savagery of the Red Army perpetrated against the Afghans in the strongest of terms – praises and feels pride in the Jihad and resistance of its Muslim Mujahid nation.

And on this same occasion it advises the American invaders to adopt rational and understanding by withdrawing from Afghanistan and maintaining any future relations based on sound diplomatic and economic principles instead of testing might.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

20/04/1440 Hijri Lunar

06/10/1397 Hijri Solar 27/12/2018 Gregorian

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New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghrib: “Denying the Statement of the Tunisian President ‘Yūsuf al-Shāhid’ and the Killing of One of the Mujāhidīn and Revealing the Main Reasons For the Deterioration of the Economic Situation in the Country”

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Aaron Y. Zelin

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghrib — “Denying the Statement of the Tunisian President ‘Yūsuf al-Shāhid’ and the Killing of One of the Mujāhidīn and Revealing the Main Reasons For the Deterioration of the Economic Situation in the Country”

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New video message from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: “God Testifies That They Are Liars #3″

Posted on December 26, 2018April 12, 2019 by Aaron Y. Zelin

For previous parts in this video series: #2 and #1.

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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s Shaykh Muḥammad al-Ḥanafī: “Heroes of Islām Series, Seventh Episode: Abū Qatādah al-Anṣārī”

Posted on December 26, 2018April 12, 2019 by Aaron Y. Zelin

For prior parts on this video series see: #5, #4, #3, #2 and #1.

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Eye On Jihadis in Libya Weekly Update: December 25

Posted on December 26, 2018 by libyaanalysis

IS in Action

On 25 December, four IS fighters undertook a suicide attack on Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli, killing three people and wounding at least 21 more. The assault began when a white Hyundai sedan exploded outside the ministry’s back gate, killing the driver. Two attackers died when they detonated their suicide vests on the building’s second floor while another was shot dead by security guards. IS’s Amaq website claimed responsibility for the attack on 26 December.

The three victims have been identified as: Abdulrahman Mazoughi, the spokesperson for the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade; Ibrahim Sheiby, director of the ministry’s Islamic Affairs Department; and Hend Arnaouti, a ministry employee.

On 20 December, twelve Egyptian children whose parents fought with IS in Sirte were handed over by authorities under the auspices of the Red Crescent to the Egyptian government. The children are aged between 5 and 14 years old.

Other Jihadi Actors

On 19 December, the commander of the Libyan National Army’s Jabal al-Akhdat Military Region claimed that several “extremists” undertook a suicide bombing on the Port of Benghazi. Security forces responded and arrested multiple assailants. The affiliation of the attackers has not been disclosed.

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