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Afghanistan/South Asia
IWPR: Afghan Voter Intimidation Effort Uncovered
2004-06-02
The poor quality of this threat note demonstrates that the Maddrasses provide inadequate level of education for jihadis. I call for the Ford Foundation to pony up some funds so that these poor Taliban minnions can have a hope of obtaining graduate degrees in the US.
The letter from Chak, now held by IWPR, was written in ink on A4-size paper in ungrammatical Pashtu and signed by someone claiming to represent the Jamiat-e-Akhwan-ul-Muslimin, Society of Muslim Brothers. Under the headline, "Announcement: In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Merciful", the poster read:
"Dear compatriots,

"1. You are informed that you should not co-operate with the present government in any affairs that are against Islamic law.

"2. Those who work in government official organisations are seriously warned to quit their jobs, otherwise they will be responsible for what happens to them.

"3. The workers with the UN in the UNAMA [United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan] election process should quit their jobs. Otherwise they will be responsible for what happens to them.

"4. Those women’s centres set up with the support of UNAMA are providing a facility for sexual relationships for [members of] UNAMA. They [the women in the centres] should stop their activities, otherwise they should be ready for death.

"5. Those who indirectly support UNAMA policies or who are a link between our group and UNAMA are warned that they should save themselves."
Posted by:Super Hose

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