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2021-09-08 Afghanistan

Who is who in the new government of Afghanistan

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Posted by badanov 2021-09-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top
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#1 The Taliban’s newly-appointed interior minister - responsible for law enforcement - is on the FBI’s most-wanted list and suspected of holding an American hostage

Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-08 09:28|| 2021-09-08 09:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Hah — found it! I didn’t have time for a proper search last night, but I remembered a post that turns out to be from early June that reported:

One claim noted by analysts is that Sirajuddin Haqqani, the deputy emir of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is also a member of Al Qaeda’s leadership.

This intelligence information was cited in a footnote, which states that in addition to being a Taliban leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani "is also assessed to be a member of the wider Al Qaeda leadership, but not of the Al Qaeda core leadership (the Hattin Shura)," the Long War Journal noted.

The UN report does not make it clear what position Sirajuddin is thought to hold within Al Qaeda’s "wider" leadership, said the Long War Journal.

In 2019, the Al Qaeda leader in a message mentioned Sirajuddin Haqqani and Hibatullah Akhundzada as "our leaders from the Islamic emirate of Afghanistan" and expressed gratitude for the selection of Haqqani as the deputy leader of the Taliban

This suggests Sirajuddin is the Al Qaeda regional vice president for Afghanistan in addition to Haaqani Network #1 and Taliban #2. He clearly is responsible for both the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, though it isn’t clear to me if the Al-Qaeda-linked ethnic jihadi groups resident around the country (Uighurs and Chechens and such) report through him, through other regional VP organizations like Al Nusra in Syria, or directly to the Quetta Shura home office in Pakistan.

Nota bene: According to the Long War Journal, the Hattin Shura, named after a key battle in Islamic history, has been led by al Qaeda veterans based in Iran, including the jihadist thought to be the group’s current deputy (naib) emir, an Egyptian known as Saif al Adel. What that means about the relationship between them and the Quetta Shura in Pakistan is beyond me.

So that’s the junior analyst-in-training perspective. Any enlightenment from those who know more and understand more deeply would be gratefully appreciated.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-09-08 14:06|| 2021-09-08 14:06|| Front Page Top

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