New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Qārī’ Muḥammad Yūsuf Aḥmadī: “Remarks Regarding The Civilian Casualty Report By UNAMA”

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The United Nations mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) has once against published a tendentious report about civilian casualties.

This report states that civilian casualties have increased this year compared to the years past and once again attributed 37% of the casualties to Mujahideen without any proof or justification.

We reject this biased report by UNAMA. It is very unfortunate that a number of human right organizations including UNAMA dealt with the humanitarian issue of civilian casualties in the framework of American interests.

The entire Afghan nation is a witness that the American invaders, by their own admission, have dropped over 7000 bombs against the Afghans over the course of last year and have carried out two to five raids on civilian sites every night, causing unprecedented amount of civilian losses.

If we were to assume that each bomb dropped has a weight of 20 kilograms then the Americans would have dropped 140000 kilograms of explosives on civilian homes, villages, bazaars, mosques, clinics and other public places.

Turning a blind eye to such extensive savagery and still attributing 37% of civilian casualties to Mujahideen clearly displays that this report is compromised and is given to the media as raw propaganda material through the tribunal of UNAMA.

The Islamic Emirate considers such unjustifiable reports by UNAMA as abuse of a sensitive humanitarian issue of civilian casualties and considers such actions a violation to all the principles of the United Nations and against the founding spirit of this organization.

Eighty three percent of all civilian casualties occur in the blind US bombardments, raids on civilian homes, use of heavy weaponry by Kabul administration troops and unaccountable actions of Arbaki militiamen, all of which are witnessed by the Afghan nation.

Mujahideen take their utmost care when dealing with civilian lives and UNAMA cannot present any such instance where the Mujahideen have intentionally caused such a large percent of civilian casualties.

*Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan*
*Qari Muhammad Yousuf Ahmadi*
*19/06/1440 Hijri Lunar*
*05/12/1397 Hijri Solar 24/02/2019 Gregorian*

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Source: Telegram

New issue of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan magazine: “al-Ṣamūd Magazine #156″

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For prior issues in this magazine see: #155, #154, #153, #152, #151, #150, #149, #148, #147, #146, #145, #144, #143, #142, #141, #140, #139, #138, #137, #136, #135, #134, #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121,#120, #119,#118,#117,#116,#115,#114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103,#102,#101,#100,#99, #98, #97, #96,#95, #94, #93, #92,#91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #53, and #51.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — al-Ṣamūd Magazine #156

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New video message from Ḥurās al-Dīn’s Abū Usāmah al-Shawkānī: “Message to the People of Idlib: An Important Message From the Mujāhidīn Upon the Fronts and Fortified Strongholds to the Muslims in al-Shām of the Front Lines and Jihād”

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To inquire about a translation for this video message for a fee email: [email protected]

New issue of Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s newsletter: “Ibā’ #37″

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For prior issues see: #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, #1, and #0.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām — Ibā’ Newsletter #37

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Check out my new peer-reviewed academic journal article in Perspectives on Terrorism: “Not Gonna Be Able To Do It: al-Qaeda in Tunisia’s Inability to Take Advantage of the Islamic State’s Setbacks”

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Abstract

This article examines Katibat Uqba Bin Nafi, al-Qaeda/al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrib’s official branch in Tunisia. It sheds light on an unexplored case study on jihadi groups in recent times by investigating its history and forthcoming prospects. Moreover, it plans to use this article as an avenue to weigh in on the debate within jihadi studies on the future of al-Qaeda and if it can take advantage of the Islamic State’s misfortunes in Iraq and Syria as well as Libya. The latter of which has more direct impact on IS’s network in Tunisia. The article interrogates a number of Arabic primary sources that have yet to be surveyed from KUBN and AQIM that will help clarify these inquiries. It will identify shortcomings in KUBN’s capacities and highlight reasons why IS will likely remain a more attractive avenue for jihadi mobilization in Tunisia going forward. This is relevant since much of the debate on AQ’s status analyzes the topic from more of a macro level than looking at specific groups within its broader global network. This research will illustrate that while the consensus might be that AQ is primed to benefit from IS’s setbacks, in the case of Tunisia, unless conditions change locally, KUBN is unlikely to follow the same trend as other AQ branches or when evaluating AQ as a whole.

Click here for the full article (15 pages).

Articles of the Week – 2/16-2/22

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Monday February 18:

Cold war-era relations between west Germany and Turkish political Islam: from an anti-communist alliance to a domestic security issue – Behlul Ozkan, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies: https://bit.ly/2UakyXi

Crime and terror of social exclusion: The case of 13 imams in Bulgaria – Bogdan Panayotov, European Journal of Criminology: https://bit.ly/2E3alFC

Tuesday February 19:

“Faint lights twinkling against the dark”: Reportage from the fight against ISKP in Nangrahar – Andrew Quilty, Afghanistan Analyst Network:

Fear of terrorism: media exposure and subjective fear of attack – Harley Williamson, Suzanna Fay, and Toby Miles-Johnson, Global Crime: https://bit.ly/2Sn1Nyx

Wednesday February 20:

The Role of Islamist Ideology in Shaping Muslims Believers’ Attitudes toward Terrorism: Evidence from Europe – Clara Egger and Raùl Magni-Berton, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2Vkjd0D

Topics in terrorism research: reviewing trends and gaps, 2007-2016 – Bart Schuurman, Critical Studies on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2XgZtfQ

Friday February 22:

Not Gonna Be Able To Do It: al-Qaeda in Tunisia’s Inability to Take Advantage of the Islamic State’s Setbacks – Aaron Y. Zelin, Perspectives on Terrorism:

The Islamic State After the Caliphate Ideological Infighting in the Islamic State – Cole Bunzel, Perspectives on Terrorism:

The Islamic State’s Way of War in Iraq and Syria: From its Origins to the Post Caliphate Era – Ahmed H. Hashim, Perspectives on Terrorism:

Who are the ISIS People? – Vera Mironova, Perspectives on Terrorism:

From Directorate of Intelligence to Directorate of Everything: The Islamic State’s Emergent Amni-Media Nexus – Asaad Almohammad and Charlie Winter, Perspectives on Terrorism:

Making Sense of Jihadi Stratcom: The Case of the Islamic State – Charlie Winter, Perspectives on Terrorism:

The Failing Islamic State Within the Failed State of Yemen – Elisabeth Kendall, Perspectives on Terrorism:

The Islamic State’s Provinces on the Periphery: Juxtaposing the Pledges from Boko Haram in Nigeria and Abu Sayyaf and Maute Group in the Philippines – Jacob Zenn, Perspectives on Terrorism:

Understanding Muslims’ Support for Suicide Bombing in West Africa: A Replication Study – C. Christine Fair and Samta Savla, Perspectives on Terrorism:

New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Aghanistan’s Zabīh Allah Mujāhid: “Reuters Report Concerning Non-Participation By Deputy of the Islamic Emirate Ḥāj Mullā Baradar Akhūnd in Qatar Meeting Is Baseless”

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A number of media outlets have again begun a propaganda campaign regarding negotiations process with the United States.

Reuters news agency again tried to spread propaganda against the Islamic Emirate by publishing a report listing reasons for non-participation by the deputy of Islamic Emirate Al Haj Mullah Baradar Akhund in the upcoming Qatar meeting.

Reuters news agency had also previously published propaganda by a number of their biased journalists that were later proven as fabrications and seriously damaging to the reputation of Reuters.

This time around Reuters quoted unknown sources as saying that the reason for non-participation by Al Haj Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is due to disagreement among the ranks of Islamic Emirate about him.

We strongly reject this propaganda.

A meeting will take place between the negotiation team of Islamic Emirate and US representatives in Qatar and Allah willing, it will prove positive.

However, the respected Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will not participate in the meeting because he announced a negotiations team, introduced its leader and members and authorized it to carry out negotiations with the United States.

Since Al Haj Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is the Deputy of the Islamic Emirate in Political Affairs and there was an absence of his peer in the US team hence no need was seen for Mullah Baradar Akhund to participate in the meeting.

All other rumors in this regard are baseless reports that only seek to confuse common thought and should not be given any worth.

*Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan*

*Zabihullah Mujahid*

*17/06/1440 Hijri Lunar*

*03/12/1397 Hijri Solar 22/02/2019 Gregorian*

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Source: Telegram