Taliban Commander Maulana Waliur Rahman In Al-Qaeda Al-Sahab Video Discussing Drone Attacks; States 'Our Goal is to Fight the Americans, to Fight the Crusader Invasion'; 'Allah's Order is to Fight the Infidels Near You'; 'America's Defeat in Afghanistan is Becoming Clearer By the Day'

In a new video released by Al-Qaeda's media company Al-Sahab, Maulana Waliur Rahman, the Emir of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or the Movement of Pakistani Taliban) for the Mehsud tribal region in the Pakistani tribal district of South Waziristan, vows to fight against Pakistan and the U.S. in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. He justifies attacks on the Pakistani Army, saying that it has been strengthening the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. He also rejects media reports that Mullah Omar, the chief of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has asked the Taliban fighters not to attack the Pakistani forces.

The interview was recorded......