New book from Abū Mālik Muḥammad Sha'abān Muḥammad Ḥusaynān: "Talk of Peshawar: The Motivations and Consequences of September 11th"

NOTE: Abū Mālik Muḥammad Sha’abān Muḥammad Ḥusaynān is best known for writing the essay “A Treachery Under the Rawalpindi Sky (The True Story of the Capturing of Abū Muṣ’ab al-Sūrī)” last June, which details how Abū Muṣ’ab al-Sūrī was captured in Pakistan. To read the essay see the English or Arabic version.


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū Mālik Muḥammad Sha’abān Muḥammad Ḥusaynān — “Talk of Peshawar- The Motivations and Consequences of September 11th”
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New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "About the Killing of the American Missionary in Ta'iz‎"

UPDATE 3/23/12 11:51 AM: Here is an English translation of the below Arabic statement:

In the name of God the Merciful

Praise God that said: And when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slaythe Pagans wherever ye find them, and lie in wait for them ([Al-Tawbah: 5], prayer and peace upon the Messenger of God, saying, (Cleanse the Arabian Peninsula of infidels); and thereafter:
Allah has graced the Mujahideen to kill the American Joel Sharm who was active in Christianization under the cover of education in Ta’ez City. And, accordingly, we assure that we will not allow the missionary programs to continue in the Yemen of faith and wisdom, and we will counter it with all sorts of methods with the help of Allah
We also, on this occasion, remind that America, her citizens and interests are legitimate targets in our Jihad, until America stops her war on Islam and Muslims, starting with supporting the Jews in Palestine and even the crimes that reoccur in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen

Al-Qaida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula March 22, 2012 Source: Al-Fajr Media Center

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula — “About the Killing of the American Missionary in Ta’iz‎”
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Declaration About the Suspension of Dialogue with the Americans, the Office in Qatar, and Its Political Activity"

The Islamic Emirate decided on officially inaugurating its diplomatic office in Qatar a short while ago on 8th Zafar-ul-Muzaffar 1433 which corresponds with 3rd January 2012 for the purposes of reaching an understanding with the international community and for addressing some specific issues with the American invaders after arriving at an agreement with the government of Qatar. The aim behind the induction of a diplomatic office was so that the Islamic Emirate can establish contact with the international community under complete freedom and away from any danger and to ascertain the invaders in face to face dialogue that we are not going to abandon the struggle for our freedom and will not pardon you until the withdrawal of your last soldier and until you let the Afghans establish an Islamic government for themselves. Similarly we wanted to quash the excuses put forward by the enemy who relieved themselves by repeatedly saying that the Mujahideen have no address with which contact can be made. Furthermore we wished to clarify to all the parties that in the future, we are prepared for such interaction with everyone as is done between any two sovereign nations in which every side gives consideration to its own established laws. We also wanted to erase the dull picture of Islamic Emirate painted and presented to the world by our enemies who dismissed us as a warring faction which has no political, administrative and social capabilities or that it wished to harm other nations all the while the Islamic Emirate has transparent policies, complete competence and long term plans regarding all these issues. In this connection, the political envoys of the Islamic Emirate agreed upon the inauguration of a diplomatic office, the arrangement about which was already made with the government of Qatar and started holding preliminary talks with the occupying enemy over the exchange of prisoners. The Americans initially agreed upon taking practical steps regarding the exchange of prisoners and to not oppose our political office but with the passage of time, they turned their backs on their promises and started initiating baseless propaganda portraying the envoys of the Islamic Emirate as having commenced multilateral negotiations for solving the Afghan dilemma. At the same time Hamid Karzai, who can not even make a single political decision without the prior consent of the Americans, falsely proclaimed that the Kabul administration and the Americans have jointly started peace talks with Taliban; whereas the Islamic Emirate has not discussed any other issue apart from the two aforementioned (i.e. the induction of an office and the exchange of prisoners) and neither have we accepted any other condition with any other side nor have we conducted any talks with Karzai administration. A memorandum of understanding which was agreed upon earlier was not yet fulfilled when an American representative presented a list of conditions in his latest meeting with the Islamic Emirate which were not only unacceptable but also in contradiction with the earlier agreed upon points. So it was due to their alternating and ever changing position that the Islamic Emirate was compelled to suspend all dialogue with the Americans. We must categorically state that the real source of obstacle in talks was the shaky, erratic and vague standpoint of the Americans therefore all the responsibility for the halt also falls on their shoulders. To elucidate the standpoint of the Islamic Emirate to our own Muslim people, to the transgressors and to the entire world, the inauguration of political office in Qatar was not but for the sake of reaching an understanding with the outside world and particularly for the exchange of prisoners with the Americans in the initial stages. But it seems that the invading Americans and their stooge regime took advantage of these measures of  Islamic Emirate and sought to achieve other malicious objectives and therefore are postponing the core issues and are wasting time. So the Islamic Emirate has decided to suspend all talks with Americans taking place in Qatar from today onwards until the Americans clarify their stance on the issues concerned and until they show willingness in carrying out their promises instead of wasting time. Similarly the Afghan issue has two main dimensions; one is internal and the other external. The external dimension is associated with Americans and the internal dimension is connected with the Afghans themselves. Until and unless the external dimension is settled which rests entirely in the hands of the foreigners, discussing the internal dimension is meaningless and is nothing more than a waste of time. Therefore the Islamic Emirate considers talking with the Kabul administration as pointless. At the same time, the Islamic Emirate is fully prepared, has enduring patience and long-term Jihadi strategies against the malicious plots of the enemy and enjoys the ceaseless support of its believing nation. The Islamic Emirate correlates the presence of the alien forces in Afghanistan with instability of the entire region and will not tolerate it in the present shape nor temporary and neither in the shape of permanent bases. The Islamic Emirate once again calls on the entire world and particularly the regional countries to support and back the Islamic Emirate in expelling of the invaders in order to achieve peace and stability in the whole region. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

22 ربيع الثاني
هـ1433
15March-2012

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Elucidatory Statement Regarding the Barbaric Crime of the American Savages in Zangawat"


The barbaric crime carried out by the American savages on Sunday night was strongly condemned by all the morally conscience people of the world as a sadistic act and the savage perpetrators were considered as the violators of all human ethics and principles however the stance chosen by the barbaric Americans was once again
in opposition to that of the entire world. They once pronounced this intentional savage act as an unfortunate action carried out by a lone mentally broken down soldier.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan issued an official statement in the initial phases of this atrocity but deems it necessary to elucidate its position after the unjustifiable explanations and interpretations conjured by the Americans:

  1. The American invaders are claiming that a single mentally-ill soldier was the perpetrator of this unambiguous crime and consider it as an individual transgression and unintentional action in order to protect themselves from legal action. But according to witnesses and the scale of the crime scene, it becomes clear that this was not act of a deranged individual but rather the actions of a group which was intentional and pre-planned. All the cautionary military steps were also taken including the use of air-power. Therefore all the international right groups and judicial organs should treat them as war criminals and they should be handed over to the heirs of the martyrs for Qisas Bil-misl (death for killing) in accordance with criminal law.
  2. The occupying Americans claim that there were only 16 people killed in this massacre but according to witnesses and the number of observed funerals, that number is far exceeded, the heirs of whom demand justice for their dead from the murderers.
  3. The American invaders once again extended empty apologies to relieve themselves of this crime and for it to be forgotten. Instead of seeking forgiveness from the families of the victims, it sent apologies to its puppet Karzai which in itself is a crime and which will not be accepted by the Afghan people in any circumstance.
  4. Karzai, his stooge regime’s insensate members and the puppet provincial officials, as the defenders of the American invaders, are shedding crocodile tears as sign of sympathy with the victims and on the other hand, are brushing off this crime as an ordinary incident with a few empty words. They have even banned the courageous people of Kandahar and the country from taking to the streets which clearly demonstrates their utter hypocrisy besides it being considered as rubbing salt on the victim’s wounds.
  5. The Islamic Emirate, as the defenders of the legitimate rights of the oppressed Afghan people, once again warns the American savages that its Mujahideen will not be content except by avenging its oppressed countrymen. With the divine help of Allah Almighty, we shall cut off the heads of your murderous sadistic troops in every corner of the country in revenge for the martyrdom of every single Afghan and we shall not desist from utilizing any means for this purpose.
  6. Similarly, the Islamic Emirate would like to remind the people of America and its allies including NATO that this unforgiving crime of your soldiers depicts a very clear picture of your human rights and human sympathy to the Afghans and the entire world!!! It clearly shows your anti-human conduct against defenseless Afghans from afar. You must understand that with such crimes, you have played the role of the true inheritors of the Nazi’s and not that of peace-keepers but pay strict attention, if you do not control your stubborn governments then such actions will cost you a very hefty price.

Wasalam
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Regarding the Inhumane Crime Committed by the American Savages in Qandahār"


The sick minded American savages, in continuation of their barbaric actions have once again reached out to committing a blood-soaked and inhumane crime in Panjwai district’s Zangawat region, Kandahar province today. According to their own statistics, more than 20 defenseless villagers were directly
shot and killed whereas the scene testifies to numbers far greater than that. A large number from amongst the victims are innocent children, women and the elderly, martyred by the American barbarians who mercilessly robbed them of their precious lives and drenched their hands with their innocent blood.
According to witnesses from the scene, the American savages perpetrated this crime in the homes of three such villagers which posed no threat to them militarily or security wise and neither were theses martyred villagers a menace to them.
The American ‘terrorists’ want to come up with an excuse for the perpetrator of this inhumane crime by claiming that this immoral culprit was mentally ill.
If the perpetrators of this massacre were in fact mentally-ill then this testifies to yet another moral transgression by the American military because they are arming lunatics in Afghanistan who turn their weapons against the defenseless Afghans without giving a second thought.
Is there any military stipulation in the entire world which gives legality for unstable persons to be armed and be drafted into the military and then be given the duty of so-called peace keeping?
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, while sympathizing with the victims of this savage act as part of its Islamic and human obligation, gives assurance to their heirs that it shall take revenge from the invaders and the savage murderers for every single martyr with the help of Allah (SWT) and they shall receive punishment for their barbaric actions.
The Islamic Emirate once again calls on all the international human right organizations and NGOs, as part of their human conscience, to help the Afghans in preventing such unjustifiable crimes by the American invaders from taking place and to put them on trial as part of its moral obligation.
Wasalam
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
11/03/2012 – 18/04/1433
21/12/1390
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Check out the new piece my colleagues and I wrote for the peer-reviewed academic journal Perspectives on Terrorism: "The YouTube Jihadists: A Social Network Analysis of Al-Muhajiroun’s Propaganda Campaign"


This article was originally thought up and written about a year ago, but there have been some updates through the editing process along with a postscript from this past November. For a preview, here is the abstract:
Producers of Al-Qaeda inspired propaganda have shifted their operations in recent years from closed membership online forums to mainstream social networking platforms. Using social network analysis, we show that behind the apparent proliferation of such sources, YouTube account holders associated with incarnations of the British al-Muhajiroun collude to post propaganda and violent content. European groups commonly use American platforms and domain names registered with American companies. Seeking shelter under speech rights granted by the First Amendment, they evade European laws against incitement and hate speech.
Click here to read the entire piece.

New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "On the Killing of a U.S. Intelligence Officer in Aden"

UPDATE 3/7/12 8:48 PM: Click here for an English translation of the below Arabic statement.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula — “On the Killing of a U.S. Intelligence Officer in Aden”
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Masāma' al-Khayr l-l-Inshād presents a new Nashīd from Abū Labābah al-Filisṭīnī and Abū Mālik al-Maqdisī: "The Bullets of Truth Will Destroy America"

New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Another American Plot Foiled"

The intelligence circles of the enemy have recently distributed a fabricated letter attributed to the leader of Islamic Emirate in form of a statement in the several provinces and border regions of the country and as well as the adjacent tribal belt: (Below is the letter which is being disseminated by the Americans and is falsely attributed to the leader of Islamic Emirate.) The above fabricated letter put inside envelopes has also been given to some media outlets inside Kabul and other provinces by the Americans and their puppets. The letter states: (All the Mujahideen of the Islamic Movement should restrain their operations until the end of negotiation process in Qatar) and other such nonsense …. This action is clearly the work of the intelligence agency of America (CIA) to deceive the people and for mischievous purposes regarding which the Islamic Emirate gives the following response: Since our cunning enemy (America, its allies and stooges) is facing frustration and have been shaken by the courageous blows of our Afghan nation, it wants to barricade itself and lower the intensity graph of the wrath and vengeance of the Afghans therefore it is relying on such fabricated and short lived lies spread through its intelligence organs in order to deceive the people. All this comes as our nation, with complete relianc e on Allah (SWT) and with religious and Afghan zeal, handed the various plots of KGB such an exemplary defeat a few decades earlier that the whole world was forever spared from the evil of Communism. The Soviets also tried to promote various lies and fabricated processes through its puppet intelligence without achieving anything tangible except awaken and alert our nation against such plots. Today, the Americans are also following the foot steps of the Soviets and are carrying out similar acts all the while the heroic Afghans are considered the masters of extinguishing such plots. The Afghan people are well aware of the policy of Islamic Emirate and the kind of leader it has, as well as the paths and people that disseminate such fabricated letters. The Americans must unequivocally understand that the ongoing Jihad and struggle against them is the Islamic and religious obligation of our nation which is our guiding principle and it will continue as long as there is an illegal foreign presence on this soil. So it would be better for them to surrender to the aspirations of our nation and back away from their wrong policies or else they will keep wasting their efforts like the past decade and will keep leading their people towards more poverty and destruction. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan shall exert even more efforts to uproot such plots of the enemy, intensify its operations against the Americans, their allies and their despicable internal supporters and will continue unabatedly with its sacred Jihad until the complete withdrawal of all the foreign forces. Wasalm Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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New article from Abū al-Walīd al-Maṣrī: "American and the Ṭālibān: Negotiations at the Center of Soft Power"


Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū al-Walīd al-Maṣrī — “American and the Ṭālibān- Negotiations at the Center of Soft Power”
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