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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban Reorganizes Troops, Awaits Missiles |
| 2002-05-23 |
| A prominent Taliban leader said Tuesday that the ousted Afghan regime has regrouped its forces, reappointed troop and regional leaders, preparing a guerrilla-like war against U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Veteran Afghan leader, Qary Galiludeen told IslamOnline that 'the organizational network among the movement’s members, both inside and outside Afghanistan, has been reactivated under the direct leadership of Mullah Mohammad Omar'. He's not that prominent. I've never heard of him, and Google's never heard of him... «Mullah Omar is alive, leading Taliban forces personally from a safe place and he heads central meetings of Taliban». A regular Bonny Prince Charlie... Galiludeen asserted that 'well-organized guerrilla war against U.S. troops and their Afghan allies will be intensified in the coming period'. Explaining the reasons to resort to the guerrilla war option, Galiludeen said: «Direct war, in this stage, will cost heavy civilian casualties. Once we receive anti-aircraft missiles, we will launch direct war against foreign troops on our soil». Civilian casualties, of course, count for nothing. The purpose of the civilian populace is to breed more jihadis. «War planes are our problem in fighting U.S. forces. They cannot fight field battles, they rely on their advanced air force. Guerilla war will inflict heavy casualties on their forces. This will sure send them running out of our land», the Taliban leader added. Not spending much time running around rolling their eyes and waving guns, the U.S. forces have done away with the difference between ground war and air war. The military geniuses among the Talibs haven't figured that out yet. Hence they sit around telling each other, "Just you wait! Once we have some antiaircraft, by golly, we'll wax them infidels!" Galiludeen pointed that some countries promised to support Taliban in its war against U.S. troops. We're really looking forward to finding out — or confirming — exactly which ones. He also called on all Mujahideen (Islamic fighters) to unite behind Taliban in their war against the Americans, asserting that the movement decided not to allow 'any one else to work independently from Mullah Omar'. Megalomania's always been a problem with him... «Guerrilla war against U.S. troops in Afghanistan is the first step on the path of defeating the Americans. All we need from our Muslim brothers is to help us by praying to Allah to bestow His Victory on us», Galiludeen said. «Jihad (holy war) will continue till Doomsday, we will never stop fighting U.S. troops that occupied the land of Islam». That's because Jihad's in their blood. They'll never stop until they're dead. In the process, they'll get their families dead and their homes ravaged. Galiludeen is a well-known field commander with the Taliban, from Laghman province. He used to lead Taliban front forces in the several battles they have gone through. Pretty successful, too. That's how he got where he is today... Meanwhile, reliable sources told IslamOnline that Taliban have regrouped and reorganized its forces, especially in Southern and South-Eastern Afghan provinces. Also a source, close to the movement, who refused to be named, said that 'organizations from neighboring countries supply Taliban with money and weapons, but in a cautious manner'. Golly. How many "neighboring countries" are there? Should I take off my shoes and socks? Probably not. I really only count one — there's no Talibactivity to speak of near the Iran border, and none next to the Uzbek border, and none next to the Kyrgyz border, and none next to the Turkmenistan border. Yes, if my mathematics are correct, that leaves... one country. Now, if we could only figure which organizations within that country are "cautiously" pumping money and weapons to the Afghan Bad Guys... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |