the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan:
An Interview With The Deputy Official For Jihadist Affairs
In Badakhshan Province, Al-Maulavi Fadl Ahmed
Muharram 07, 1432 A.H, Tuesday, December 14, 2010
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Question: If you would be
so gracious as to present a brief summary of your biography to
the readers of al-Somood Magazine.
Answer: My name is Fadl
Ahmed bin Abdul Samad from the village Khashak Nadi in the
Kishim district of Badakhshan Province. I was born in the year
1384 AH in my village. I finished the early stage of my
education in my village, and then I began to learn Shari’ah
sciences, spending one year studying between my village and
the district center at Kishim. I subsequently transferred
abroad to Pakistan and spent eight years in different madrasas.
Upon the
establishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, I joined
it, leaving my studies and working in various positions. When
the madrasa “al-Jihad” was opened in Qandahar, I enrolled in
it to finish my Shari’ah studies. After spending three years
there, through the grace of Allah, I finished my studies and
earned a graduation certificate.
Question: We would like
you to present a brief picture of Badakhshan Province.
Answer: Badakhshan
province is located in the northeast of Afghanistan. It is
bounded by Tajikistan to the north. China is situated to the
northeast and Pakistan to the southeast. Within Afghanistan,
Takhar province borders it on the west, Nuristan and Panjshir
to the southeast. The province has an area of 44, 059 square
kilometers and a population of one and a half million people.
Badakhshan province has 27 districts: Tagab, Kishim, Tishkan,
Darayim, Urgu, Mobarak, Jurm, Hamakan, Karan wa Manjan, Wakhan,
Warduj, Shahada, Zeebak, Ishkashim, Shignan, Yaftali Sufla,
Ragh, Raghstan, Bawan, Kuf, Mayama, Shiki, Nisi, Khawahan,
Khash, Shahri Buzurg, Arghanj Khwah.
Question: What are the
economic resources of the people of Badakhshan province?
Answer: The people of
Badakhshan province are occupied in agriculture, grazing and
raising livestock. After Allah Almighty they depend upon these
resources for their livelihood. Because Badakhshan is far from
the capital Kabul and surrounded by mountains it is poor in
commercial means. The people of this province do not have a
practiced hand in commerce.
Question: In what areas of
Badakhshan are your Jihadist activities increasing?
Answer: As is well known,
the people of Badakhshan sacrificed their blood and treasure
during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and spared no
effort in driving out Soviet forces. After the Western
occupation of Afghanistan, they took part in the struggle and
continued their Jihad and sacrifices. All areas of Badakhshan
have plunged into this battle and continue their sacrifices.
The districts of Kishim, Warduj, Baharak and Urgu are among
the districts where the battle is intensifying and Jihadist
capabilities are increasing. The Mujahideen have been able to
win great victories there.
Question: What about the
cooperation of the people of Badakhshan in these battles?
Answer: The position of
the people of Badakhshan towards the occupiers and their
tail-hangers is crystal clear: they are completely ready to
fight them and they harbor a ferocious hatred towards the
occupiers and their henchmen. Some, who had been misled about
the truth of the occupiers and their henchmen, fell into the
trap laid by those seeking after power. They were paying no
mind to the Mujahideen, but through the grace of Allah and
then the efforts of the officials of the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan, they came to fully comprehend the truth and
became ardent supporters of the Mujahideen. Indeed they
announced their complete readiness to cooperate with the
Jihad, telling the Mujahideen that they will supply them with
all that they need of food and other material and that the
Mujahideen must fight the enemies of Religion.
Question: What are the
steps you are taking to illuminate the minds of the people of
Badakhshan and inform them of the goals of the Jihad in
Afghanistan?
Answer: Informing the
people of the goals of the Jihad in Afghanistan and educating
them on this Path is the core of our Jihad. We must take
positive steps on this course and, praise be to Allah, we have
strived as much as we can in this Path. We have conducted
dialogues with scholars and some people who enjoy a great
amount of trust among the people of Badakhshan to remove the
chain of lying claims which the Westerners and their henchmen
were circulating. Through the grace of Allah Almighty, we were
able to remove doubts about the Islamic Emirate which were
stuck in the minds of the people. Their doubts have been
erased and they have come to defend the Emirate and declare
that they stand by it and will defend it.
Question: As you know,
Badakhshan is located far away from the southern and central
provinces. Do you encounter any problems in obtaining military
resources?
Answer: No doubt we in
Badakhshan province face some problems in this regard as
compared with the rest of the provinces. The province is
remote and the economic resources of the people are weak and
the roads used for transporting weapons are not serviceable.
With all those problems, the people of Badakhshan province
know the goals which the Islamic Emirate is trying to achieve,
and they have come to take care of the Mujahideen. Undoubtedly
the solicitude they have shown has solved some of the problems
from which we suffer.
Question: Since the launch
of Operation al-Fatah until now, how many military operations
have you conducted against the bases of the Crusaders and
their henchmen?
Answer: The zealous
Mujahideen of Badakhshan have conducted more than 28 military
operations in different areas of Badakhshan. During these
operations they have killed more than 25 Germans, destroyed
tanks and a patrol car. More than 35 henchmen have been killed
during these heroic operations which the Mujahideen conducted.
I mention for example the al-Fatah operation in the districts
of Khishim and Kuf.
There is
no doubt that the operation in conquering the districts of
Badakhshan is a difficult matter but, through the grace of
Allah Almighty the Mujahideen have through their great zeal
and sincere determination conducted these operations
successfully and overcome all difficulties.
Question: It is said that
foreign establishments under the name of “presenting services
and assistance” spread Crusader ideology among the people of
Badakhshan province. What is the truth of what is said about
this despicable activity?
Answer: This is a given.
The goal of the Westerners is to raise a generation of people
working on their behalf in Afghanistan. They spare no effort
in achieving this goal.
Yes, in
Badakhshan, as you mentioned, there are charitable
organizations in name that work in the cellars spreading their
ideas among the people. Through the grace of Allah Almighty,
however, the zealous people of Badakhshan monitor the
activities of these suspicious organizations and do not allow
them their desired resources. You may know about the Agha Khan
foundation in the Baharak district which for years has
conducted activity like this. The people of the district
learned about this vile activity and, under the leadership of
the Mujahideen and the scholars, conducted protests and took
to the streets, burning the foundation to the ground and
killing some of its employees. Two Mujahideen were martyred in
these protests, may Allah accept them, and three were injured
but in the end this foundation was ejected from the region.
Similar foundations to this operate but through the grace of
Allah Almighty, they have not been able to achieve anything
meaningful.
Question: What is your
message to the noble people of Badakhshan?
Answer: My message to the
people of Badakhshan who believe in Allah and the Mujahideen
in His Cause is: know that the infidels of all sects and
creeds have gathered and united to strike the Muslim Ummah.
They have attacked our homes and wish to achieve their vile
goals by any means such as democratic rule or toppling the
Islamic regime in our lands. We must understand all of this
and place all of our differences to the side. For the sake of
Allah and the message of Islam, in defense of our Islamic
values and in defense of our Islamic lands, and to expel the
Western occupiers and their henchmen, we must stand by the
side of the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate and cooperate
with them, support them and revive the history of zealous
forefathers and not be duped by the propaganda of those who
seek status and worldly wealth.
Translated From The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan: Al-Somood Monthly Magazine# 51
Translated and submitted by a Mujahid