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- Afghan Group's Resolution Calls For Resistance Against U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan, Rejects Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Taliban Statement Vows To Continue Jihad, Says: 'The Occupation of Afghanistan By America And Its Allies Is The Fundamental Problem'
- After NATO Summit, Taliban Statement Demands All Foreign Troops 'Withdraw As Quickly As Possible'
- Pakistani Terror Group Advocates Continuing The Blockade Of NATO Supplies, States: 'Among The War Strategies Of The Prophet Muhammad … One Successful Strategy Is Not To Let The Enemy's Economy Prosper'
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Special Dispatch No. 4793
Afghan Group's Resolution Calls For Resistance Against U.S. Occupation Of Afghanistan, Rejects Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership Agreement
The National Unity and Anti-Foreign Military Base Front, a coalition of former Afghan jihadi leaders who fought against the USSR during the 1980s, has called upon the Afghan people to resist the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, saying that the recently signed Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership Agreement would prolong the war in Afghanistan, according to an Afghan media report.
The Front is led by Engineer Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai, who is the leader of Iqtidar-e-Islami party in Afghanistan. Ahmadzai previously worked with former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ustad Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf. Formed about a year ago, the Front has organized conferences and seminars in Afghanistan.
On May 18, 2012, in Kabul, the National Unity and Anti-Foreign Military Base Front held a public meeting against foreign military bases in Afghanistan. The rally was addressed by Engineer Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai, leader of the National Unity and Anti-Foreign Military Base Front; Muhammad Zaman Muzamel, the deputy chief of the Front; Haji Muhammad Farid, a former member of Wolesi Jirga (the Afghan parliament); and others. The speakers strongly rejected the Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership Agreement, saying that the presence of foreign forces would provide the neighboring countries with an opportunity to interfere in Afghanistan's affairs. A resolution was later read aloud at the meeting.
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Special Dispatch No. 4792
Taliban Statement Vows To Continue Jihad, Says: 'The Occupation Of Afghanistan By America And Its Allies Is The Fundamental Problem'
In a statement about the May 20-21 NATO Summit in Chicago, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government) has said that the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan is the country's "fundamental problem," and that the Taliban will continue to wage jihad until the country is liberated.
The Taliban statement also lauded French President Francois Hollande for saying that all French troops will be removed from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. "We call upon all of the other NATO member countries to avoid working for the political interests of American officials and to answer the call of your own people by immediately removing all of your troops from Afghanistan," it said.
The Islamic Emirate also left an open the possibility for resuming peace talks with the U.S., saying: "The Islamic Emirate has left all military and political doors open. It wants to secure the rights of the Muslim Afghan nation through all possible ways and as a responsible force, [and] is prepared to accept everything it announces..."
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Special Dispatch No. 4791
After NATO Summit, Taliban Statement Demands That All Foreign Troops 'Withdraw As Quickly As Possible'
In a statement, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government) says that the NATO Summit in Chicago - which was held on May 20-21, 2012 - failed to make headway in resolving the Afghan problem.
The Taliban statement noted that "disappointment was echoed in all statements" made at the Chicago Summit and that all coalition partners ultimately reiterated previously known positions about the Afghan issue.
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Special Dispatch No. 4790
Pakistani Terror Group Advocates Continuing The Blockade Of NATO Supplies, States: 'Among The War Strategies Of The Prophet Muhammad… One Successful Strategy Is Not To Let The Enemy's Economy Prosper'
Amid the continuing deadlock between the United States and Pakistan over the Pakistani blockade of U.S./NATO supplies to international troops in Afghanistan, Pakistani terrorist organization Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) has stressed the importance of using an economic blockade to defeat the infidels, as practiced during the times of the Prophet Muhammad.
In the article, titled "Ulema And Jihad – Cut The Enemy's Economic Jugular," radical militant cleric Maulana Mohammad Zahid, writing in the JeM's Urdu-language weekly magazine Haftroza Al-Qalam, cited a number of examples of economic ambush and blockades used by military leaders during the early Islamic era. The JeM operates out of its headquarters in the Pakistani city of Bahawalpur.
The article comes at a time in which the U.S. and Pakistan have repeatedly failed to agree on the terms for the resumption of NATO supplies through Pakistani territory – most recently at the May 20-21, 2012 NATO summit in Chicago. Earlier reports indicated that the U.S. may still be using Pakistani air space to transport supplies to Afghanistan.
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