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NOTE: This material is from web pages and forums carrying statements attributed to the Taliban, Taliban spokespersons or supporters of the Taliban, or analysis thereof. Posting of this material neither confirms nor endorses any of its content – it is shared for information only. When material translated into English is not available, Google Translate is used to translate the original (indicated by “GoogEng”) – this is only a machine translation, NOT an official one.

(Official English)  Canadian invaders tank and puppet army vehicle blown up in Kandahar
Qari Muhammad Yousuf 31/10/2009
Friday morning 30-10-2009 at around 7 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with an improvised explosive device blew up a Canadian invader army tank in Nehal area in Panjwahy district of Kandahar province, in the blast the enemy tank was destroyed and all the terrorists in it where killed. Adds the report, the severity of the explosion also destroyed a puppet army Ranger vehicle which was behind the targeted tank, three terrorists in it were also killed.

(Arabic to Google English) Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi
Was killed and seven soldiers as occupiers yesterday afternoon (2009-10-30) result of the explosion by the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate in the Dundo Blnde Department of Kandahar province. According to the report, the stated losses suffered by the enemy when he detonated an explosive device planted Mujahideen in military tank patrolling the occupying enemy. This resulted in a powerful bomb blast destroyed an enemy tank is full and killed five soldiers as occupiers and two others were wounded, police said. In other words people of the region: the tank destroyer is still at the scene.

11 puppet army terrorists were killed and 3 vehicles were destroyed as a result of two explosions in Helmand (Official English) – Arabic version

Saturday, 31 October 2009 17:01 Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf
Saturday morning 31-10-2009 at around 11 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with a remote controlled landmine blew up a puppet army Ranger vehicle in Yakhchal area in Garishk district of Helmand province, soon after the first blast more enemy terrorists arrived and the site of the blast to remove the bodied of the killed terrorists that is when the Mujahideen detonated another landmine, in the two explosions three enemy vehicles were destroyed, eleven terrorists were killed and two were wounded.

Mujahideen attacks killed and wounded many British invading army terrorists in Helmand

Saturday, 31 October 2009 16:54 Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf
Friday morning 30-10-2009 at around 8 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan killed two British terrorists when they were standing in front of their headquarter in Changer area in Nad Ali district of Helmand province. In another report, Friday afternoon 30-10-2009, the Mujahideen ambushed a joint convoy of the British invaders and their puppets in Cha-e-Mirza area Nad Ali district, in which one invader and one puppet terrorists were killed. In another report, Thursday afternoon 29-10-2009, a battle took place between the Mujahideen and the puppet army terrorists in Zarghoon village area in Nad Ali district, in which three terrorists were killed. In another report, Friday morning 30-10-2009 at around 11 am local time, Mujahideen killed and wounded many British invader terrorists in an attack in Zambali area in Garishk district of Helmand province.

The occurrence of a fierce battle with the British near the town of Hkurjah <Lashkar Gah> (Original in Arabic) – Google English translation

Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi
A fierce battle took place between Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate and the pawns occupying British forces in the area near the city of Babagi Hkurjah Center Helmand province. According to the report, and the severe battle took place at eight-thirty in the morning (2009-10-31) in the areas of Ibrahimazi Babagi Hderi and Louis, when the Mujahideen began launching armed attacks on their patrols on foot to the enemy. With the attack enemy forces clashed with fighters and battle lasted until about age. We have suffered losses killed and serious injury to the enemy but not yet available accurate information. Adds the report, during the battle one of the Mujahideen Ibrahimzo clashed with the British from a distance very close to where in the last quote Banten Wireless Intelligence. According to another report, severe battle took place directly with the British soldiers throughout the day in the village of Shin of the Directorate of the club this mandate, resulting in death and injury of seven British soldiers. Says that the local mujahideen after they suffered losses above the enemy, the enemy shelled the area with two missiles, aircraft (cruise 2), which resulted in killing two militants and wounding another.

PDF version of this page also available
at non-terrorist site here.

A little more grist for the mill following Amnesty International’s statement this week about the 28 Oct 09 attack on U.N. and election staff in Kabul – a reminder of Amnesty’s words (emphasis mine):

“Attacks targeting civilians constitute war crimes.  (Amnesty) said that if, as the Taleban suggest, this attack is part of a strategy of widespread or systematic attacks on the civilian population, carried out in pursuit of the Taleban’s policy of disrupting the upcoming elections, this attack could also constitute a crime against humanity.“

In a little interview Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid reportedly did with the Taliban web site Al-Emarah (PDF of English and Arabic versions available at non-terrorist site here), he’s quoted saying this:

“The leadership has instructed all Mujahideen to foil the process, target the polling stations and workers. I believe the election process will fail, but we call on all our countrymen to avoid taking part in the elections and keep away from polling stations because the Mujahideen have hammered out plans of attacks on these centers.”

Plain English for any war crimes investigators:  “We told insurgents to attack election polling stations, and they have plans to do so.”

I eagerly await the Taliban following the next two bits of advice from Amnesty International (which they must respect to some extent if they asked for their help in another little matter):

Amnesty International said that the Taleban must immediately end such attacks. Those suspected of carrying the attacks out or ordering them must be brought to justice.

The Taliban’s latest on its English-language web page (PDF at non-terrorist page here) is short and sweet, as messages go.

My haiku summary:

Western voting bad.

Last vote boycotted, rigged, fake.

Expect same again.

This, from a Canadian Forces statement:

One Canadian soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device that detonated near his dismounted patrol approximately 10 km south-west of Kandahar City at approximately 4:30 p.m. Kandahar Time on 30 Oct 2009.

Killed in action was Sapper Steven Marshall, from the 1st Combat Engineering Regiment based in Edmonton, Alberta, serving as a member of the Task Force 3-09 Battle Group.

Sapper Marshall was conducting a foot patrol in the Panjwayi District when the incident happened. No other soldiers were injured in this incident.

Condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of the latest fallen.

Update (1):  He’s home.

NOTE: This material is from web pages and forums carrying statements attributed to the Taliban, Taliban spokespersons or supporters of the Taliban, or analysis thereof. Posting of this material neither confirms nor endorses any of its content – it is shared for information only. When material translated into English is not available, Google Translate is used to translate the original (indicated by “GoogEng”) – this is only a machine translation, NOT an official one.

Qar J / Yousuf Ahmadi
Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of dawn at three o’clock in the afternoon (2009-10-30) an explosive device planted in a military tank of the occupying forces in the area near the center of the Directorate of Nihal Panjwayj of Kandahar province, when the enemy’s military convoy was in transit from the region. According to the report, the explosion destroyed the enemy tank is full and killing all those inside. Adds the report, the severity of the explosion of the vehicle overturned Ranger puppet army tank behind the target, and completely destroyed. In other words people of the region: three soldiers were killed in a vehicle customers are still overturned vehicle to Morocco at the scene.

A car belonging to the intelligence improvised explosive device near Kandahar City (Original in Arabic) – Google English translation

Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi
Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of dawn at the sixth this afternoon An explosive device planted in a car Ranger Intelligence Agency (national security) in the Shore Lamdan Department Dammann near Kandahar city. This was the explosion on the road to the Directorate of Buldak, resulting in the destruction of the enemy vehicle fully and killed six employees by the intelligence. In other words people of the region: the enemy remained devastating car to Morocco at the scene and smoldering.

Causing death and injury with the British in Helmand province (Original in Arabic) – Google English translation

Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi
According Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of Helmand province, they have inflicted on (2009-10-30) Loss of killed and injured during the British occupiers armed attacks in the departments of Nad Ali in Helmand and Gereshk. According to the report, the Mujahideen targeted at eight o’clock this morning two British soldiers, they were conducting a military guard in front of their headquarters, and then aiming died on the spot. In a similar vein, it was an armed attack at noon today at a joint military patrol of the enemy in the Chah Mirza in the same Directorate, which killed one soldier and another occupier client immediately. In a report the news of another battle took place directly yesterday with soldiers client at the end of the village of the same Zrgon Directorate, which resulted in the deaths of three soldiers, customers and injuring four others. According to another report, also suffered heavy losses in troops occupied the eleventh hour of the afternoon in the Department Zembli Gereshk in Helmand, when they attacked the Mujahideen were in a state of Kbrouj based military. Not up to date information about the enemy losses attached to the result of this attack.

Explosions kills 8 puppet army terrorists and rockets fired at the enemy district center in Uruzgan

Friday, 30 October 2009 06:25 Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf
Wednesday morning 28-10-2009 at around 6 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with an explosive device blew up a vehicle of the puppet army terrorists in Garmao area in Khas Uruzgan district of Uruzgan province, in the blast the vehicle was destroyed and eight terrorists in it were killed. News adds, Wednesday morning 28-10-2009 at around 6 am local time, the Mujahideen fired rockets at the district Center, inflicting heavy physical and material losses in the ranks of the enemy.

Thirteen soldiers killed four occupiers inclusion in Zabul province (Original in Arabic) – Google English translation

Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi
Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate attacked today (2009-10-30) separate attacks on convoys of the enemy in the Shah Joy and departments of state Shenqui Zabul, killing thirteen soldiers of the enemy’s inclusion of four soldiers as occupiers. Was the armed attack in the first hour of the afternoon on a joint patrol of the occupying forces and the client on a highway in Kandahar, Kabul Hasan Karez area of Shah Joy state Department of Zabul, killing four soldiers, three soldiers were occupiers and their clients, and many others. The result of this attack, which was conducted in an ambush, damaged a number of cars the enemy but thankfully did not suffer any losses Mujahideen. It was the second attack in the second hour of the afternoon on a convoy of logistical support for the enemy in the grilling item Directorate Shenqui this mandate. Officials report the jihadists in the region that the result of this armed attack, burned two trucks carrying containers. Adds the report, at the beginning of the attack targeted a vehicle of the convoy guards Ranger shell and six soldiers were killed where their bodies to where we stayed for a long time scattered at the scene.

PDF version of this page also available
at non-terrorist site here.

Regarding how the Taliban have been bashing the U.N. lately (more here and here), after posting a comment to a jihadica.com post, AQ expert Anne Stenersen (links to bio; a research fellow with the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, and author of a book on AQ’s quest for weapons of mass destruction) was kind enough to respond to my questions re: why the recent bashing.

Main points:

1)  U.N. bashing is far from new for the Taliban (I obviously pointing to how much more reading I need to do).

The Taliban’s leaders have criticized the UN on a number of occasions, in addition to the one you mention. In 2006 Mullah Omar accused the UN of being nothing but a “tool for America” and Mullah Baradir echoed this in 2008, saying that “we regard all the decisions of the United Nations towards Afghanistan, as American orders.” I do not think their 12 Oct 09 statement was issued as a direct response to forum criticism, since it is pretty consistent with the Taliban’s past propaganda statements on the UN.

2)  And how about hating the U.N. vs. wanting to get along well with the neighbours?  Stenersen says you can have both:

In the 1990s there was a huge debate within the Taliban regime on whether to join the UN or not – the main argument against it was that joining the UN would mean that the Islamic Emirate would have to subordinate itself to “infidel” laws (the UN Charter, etc). Having strategic alliances with other countries is another matter, which may also be easier to defend from a religious point of view …. But clearly, there are many within the wider jihadi community who do not agree to this distinction.

3)  The ideological differences suggested in the recent statements, according to Stenersen, won’t affect the current fight (as long as the Taliban see themselves as winning).

AQ central are probably not too happy about the Taliban-IEA’s recent propaganda statements, although I do not think it will have any practical implications for the insurgency – there is simply not enough incentive for neither the Quetta Shura or AQ central to “turn on” the other as long as there is a common enemy to fight and the Quetta Shura see themselves in a position of strength (i.e. there is no need for them to enter into negotiations with the Afghan regime, in which they would probably have to renounce their relationship with al-Qaida)

Special thanks to Anne Stenersen for the information.

According to the Taliban’s web page, it appears to be “been there, done that” when it comes to bribing “moderate” Talibs to get them to switch sides, as is being touted by the U.S.

It didn’t take long for the Tailban’s English-language web page to share this tidbit (PDF version at non-terrorist page here), attributed to highish-up Taliban commander (“Deputy-Amir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” according to the statement) Mullah Brader Akhund, calling the idea:

an old weapon that has failed already. The British invaders used it in the 19th century but failed; the former Soviet Union used it, it failed too. The Afghan Mujahid people and the Mujahideen at the front lines have vast experiences of the past three decades in this regard and know all tactics used by the enemy.

And the idea of “moderate Taliban”?  The statement straightens us out on THAT score:

The terms of moderate (Taliban) and extremists are American-invented terms, which have no physical existence.

More “we’re only a national liberation movement” messaging:

The Mujahideen have been carrying out this Jihad for obtainment of independence of the country and establishment of a Sharia system there …. They have lofty Islamic and nationalist aims …. This war will come to an end when all invaders leave our country and an Islamic government based on the aspirations of our people is formed in the country.

There’s also a warning to expats coming back to help:

The American rulers should not think that all heroic Afghan nation is like the few well-known Afghan Americans who sell their country and who have received training in the CIA cells for many years. Here in this country, selling one’s country quid pro qu money and government slot is not only a crime according to Islam but also a historical taunt and infamy .

I also read the bit in red should as a warning to anyone even considering taking such a bribe.

The bottom line:  “We can’t be bought, thanks.”

The Mujahideen have not chosen this path of strife between the truth and the evil to obtain some material goals.

Remember Beverly Giesbrecht, aka Khadija Abdul Qahaar?

While I can’t say I agree with everything on The Jawa Report, I love the bluntness of some of the content.  Case in point:  this, on the missing web mistress:

Let me just make note of a few things in this terribly researched Canada.com story. The author, “Jane Seyd”, seems to interview only a few people for the story, but the main source is a close friend of Beverly’s named Glen Cooper.

Any person who was close friends with Beverly Giesbrecht will also meet one or more of the following criteria: very stupid; on the Leftwing fringe; a terror supporter; or the kind of person who finds it necessary to befriend the crazy old lady with all the cats down the street.

Besides the source, here are the two major problems:

1) Nowhere does the article mention that Jihad Unspun was an objectively pro-terrorist and pro-Taliban publication.

2) The friend tells us that Beverly went to Pakistan to make a documentary. What it does not mention is the fact that the documentary was meant to portray the Taliban as the good guys in the war.

Accurate, brief and clear – the ABCs of good writing.

NOTE: This material is from web pages and forums carrying statements attributed to the Taliban, Taliban spokespersons or supporters of the Taliban, or analysis thereof. Posting of this material neither confirms nor endorses any of its content – it is shared for information only. When material translated into English is not available, Google Translate is used to translate the original (indicated by “GoogEng”) – this is only a machine translation, NOT an official one.

(Official English) Thursday morning 29-10-2009 at around 6 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with explosive devices blew up a Ranger vehicle and a fuel tanker of the enemy in Sistani area in Marja district of Helmand province, the enemy vehicles were destroyed when they were heading to one of the headquarters of U.S. invading forces in the region. In the blasts both vehicles were destroyed and all the terrorists in them were killed or wounded. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf

(Arabic to Google English)A double car bombing of the enemy in the Directorate of Marjh
Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi
Destroyed the type of car and Ranger fuel tank of the enemy at night last night (2009-10-29) in the desert Sestanh Department Marjh in Helmand province, when the dawn of the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of explosive devices, when the enemy vehicles were heading to one of the headquarters of U.S. forces territories in the region. Blasts resulted in the destruction of both vehicles to fully enemy were killed and wounded all those inside but it was not up to date and accurate information on the number of dead and injured.

Puppet police point destroyed and 4 terrorists killed in Uruzgan (Original in Arabic) – Google English translation

(Official English) Thursday morning 29-10-2009 at around 6 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan attacked a puppet police point in Saseni area in Char Cheno district of Uruzgan province, in the attack Mujahideen killed four terrorists and two manage to escape, weapons and equipment at the point were Mujahideen’s booty, later the point building was burned. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf

(Arabic to Google English)  Edit point security police in the state of Uruzgan
Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi
Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of free during an armed attack point of the security police in the Directorate’s mandate Charcheno Uruzgan. According to the report, a result of the attack, which started at about six o’clock in the morning (2009-10-29) in the Department Srseni Charcheno, edit point security to the police fully and killed four policemen and the two others managed to escape from the battle field. At the end of the attack sheep Mujahideen weapons and equipment the police officers dead, and then burned the building point of security.

A mine explosion at the police car in Cmzay (Original in Arabic) – Google English translation

Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi
According to the details contained in about three o’clock this afternoon (2009-10-29) bomb exploded in a police car planted by the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate while the car was on its way towards the point of security police in the name of Spenki Cmzay mandate of the Directorate of Zabul. Car was destroyed in the blast completely, which killed six soldiers including the commander as well. Residents say: After the incident, the transfer of the dead soldiers towards the center of the Directorate, and the car still devastating remain in the scene.

PDF version of this page also available
at non-terrorist site here.

The latest on the “who knew what when about possible abuse of prisoners handed over by Canadian troops?” (more here, here, here and here), from the Canadian Press:

A special House of Commons committee will conduct a wide-ranging investigation into the handling of Afghan prisoners – including whether senior officials knew about the risk of torture in Kandahar jails and whether there was an attempted coverup.  The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois teamed up (28 Oct 09) behind closed doors to launch the probe …. The committee, like other Commons bodies, has the power to issue subpoenas. Hearings could begin as early as next week.

Here’s the agenda of the meeting where this happened – pretty detailed, eh?

Based on this, and the general nature of the minutes from previous sessions, one has to wonder how transparent this exercise is going to be.