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| Afghanistan |
| Khalid Habib, Abd Hadi al-Iraqi appointed new heads of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan |
| 2005-12-01 |
| Al-Qaeda has appointed two Arabs as field commanders for southeast and southwest areas of Afghanistan, Pajhwak Afghan News reported based on video that the news agency acquired from Peshawar, Pakistan. According to the report, Khaled Habib has been put in charge of southeastern provinces while Abd al-Hadi Iraqi has been assigned to the southwestern provinces of Afghanistan. During the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Iraqi was commander of foreign fighters in the country and he later commanded Arab fighters in northern Afghanistan’s Takhar Province against the United Front (Northern Alliance). Habib, who is reportedly from Morocco, also commanded Arab fighters during the Taliban’s rule. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 Dand! wasnt invited for the cerimony |
| Posted by: Unetch Flinetch3868 2005-12-01 17:51 |
| #3 Explain to me again how there was no connection between Al Quaeda and Iraq until we invaded Iraq. Well, strictly in the case of Afghanistan, there were Egyptians, Saudis, Pakistanis and Uzbeks who held important positions and had the run of the country, so Abd al-Hadi Iraqi is not unique in that regard |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2005-12-01 01:20 |
| #2 Yes, it does mean "the Iraqi." I took apart the whole idea that there were no Iraqis serving in al-Qaeda pre-invasion in here a little while ago. |
| Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-12-01 01:14 |
| #1 "During the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Iraqi was commander of foreign fighters in the country " Explain to me again how there was no connection between Al Quaeda and Iraq until we invaded Iraq. Doesn't Abd Hadi 'Al-Iraqi' mean Aub Hadi 'the Iraqi'? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2005-12-01 01:10 |