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Al Qaeda Training Taliban in Helmand: Local Officials
[ToloNews] Local officials in Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... province, in southern Afghanistan, have said that Al Qaeda has a strong presence in the province's districts alongside the Durand Line and in border areas between Afghanistan and Iran. Helmand's governor said that their information indicates that Al Qaeda and other imported muscle have established camps and are training the Taliban  ...Arabic for students... fighters in those districts in Helmand which have border with Pakistain and Iran. The Helmand governor said that it was worrying that the Taliban would not cut ties with al-Qaeda and other imported muscle. In the past, there was a strong Taliban presence in Helmand. According to local officials, there is a presence of Al Qaeda and other imported muscle ranging from Disho district of Helmand towards some districts in Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... --across an area spanning hundreds of kilometers. According to Helmand governor Yasin Khan, the Al Qaeda network is providing military and financial support to the Taliban. "Currently Al Qaeda has a presence in Bahramcha region of Disho district of Helmand towards Herat province, and they are providing training and support to the Taliban. They cooperate with the Taliban and supply them with materials. In all wars, there are contributions from Al Qaeda, other foreign snuffies such as Lashkar-e-Taiba ...the Army of the Pure,an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI... (Pakistain based murderous Moslem group) and Punjabis," said Yasin Khan, the governor of Helmand. In the meantime, general Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, the commander of 215 Maiwand Army Corps, has said that in recent weeks the Taliban has changed its tactics, such as bringing in the material from outside the country, as well as the making of mines and projectiles. Good to know. "The Taliban, in defiance of their commitments to the Doha agreement, have kept their ties with other groups," said General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, the commander of 215 Maiwand Army Corps.Shocking, truly shocking. "In the grinding of the peace processor, we are only talking with the Taliban, we are not talking to the foreign nationals who are fighting here, we also call on the Taliban to put them aside," said Attaullah Afghan, the head of Helmand's provincial council.The Taliban have denied having ties with Al Qaeda. Based on the US-Taliban agreement, which was signed in Doha on February 29, the Taliban as part of the agreement pledged to cut all ties with Al Qaeda and other foreign terror groups. UN REPORT ON AL QAEDA PRESENCE: A recent report submitted to the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Security Council indicates that the total number of "Pak foreign terrorist fighters" in Afghanistan is estimated at "between 6,000 and 6,500, most of them with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP)." The report says the TTP fighters in Afghanistan are led by Amir Noor Wali Mehsud, supported by his deputy Qari Amjad and TTP spokesperson Mohammad Khorasani. The report says that according to UN member states, "Al Qaeda is covertly active in 12 Afghan provinces and Aiman al-Zawahiri ...Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area assuming he's not dead like Mullah Omar. He lost major face when he ordered the nascent Islamic State to cease and desist and merge with the orthodox al-Qaeda spring, al-Nusra... remains based in the country." The report says that the UN Monitoring Team estimates the total number of Al Qaeda gunnies in Afghanistan at "between 400 and 600 and that the leadership maintains close contact with the Haqqani network ...a branch of the Afghan Taliban, based in Pakistain. The network is a family business founded by the later Jalaluddin Haqqani... ." Related: Helmand: 2020-07-27 2 ANA Soldiers Killed in Helmand Car Bombs Helmand: 2020-07-27 Taliban Blamed for Killing Woman Govt Worker in Ghazni Helmand: 2020-07-23 2 Security Personnel Killed in Helmand Amid Increased Violence Related: 215 Maiwand Army Corps: 2020-07-01 9 Victims of Sangin Incident Members of Same Family 215 Maiwand Army Corps: 2020-01-11 Efforts Underway to Clear 5 Helmand Districts of Insurgents 215 Maiwand Army Corps: 2019-03-21 Afghan Military, Civilian Casualties Saw Sharp Rise In 1397 (3/21/2018 - 3/20/2019) Related: Mohammad Khorasani: 2017-02-14 News Channel Employee Killed By Taliban Gunmen In Pakistan Mohammad Khorasani: 2016-02-07 Quetta suicide blast targets FC; 10 killed Mohammad Khorasani: 2016-01-21 Breakthroughs made in identifying Bacha Khan University attackers: DG ISPR Posted by: trailing wife 2020-07-31 |
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