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| Former Jihadi Leaders Meet Over Kunduz |
| 2015-10-02 |
| [Tolo News] Former Jihadi leaders from the northern provinces gathered on Thursday in Parwan province where they collectively announced their support for the security forces and said that they will no longer sit back and keep quiet about the insurgency facing Afghanistan. Expressing deep concerns over the latest developments in the north, including the fall of Kunduz earlier this week to the Taliban, they said they stand by the residents of the besieged city and announced that they will soon take a decision on their role going forward. Among those present was former defense minister Besmillah Mohammadi who accused Pakistain's intelligence agency (ISI) of being behind the Kunduz siege. "We are keeping our differences aside and we expect the people to get mobilized and stay united against [Kunduz] plot ... and it's ISI behind this incident and they never want our stability," Mohammadi said. The ex-Jihadi leaders present came from Parwan, Panjsher, Kapisa and other northern provinces and included Mohammadi; Engineer Asim, governor of Parwan; Mohammad Zahid Almas, former Jihadi commander; foreign affairs minister Salahuddin Rabbani; Hafiz Mansour, an MP and Abdul Raouf Enami, Wolesi Jirga secretary among others. They said their focus is to stand together and unite behind the security forces. Their aim is not to criticize government but to focus on what needs to be done in moving forward. "We call on the loyal people of Afghanistan to move towards saving this country and defend the government and the system," Asim said. They did however express their concerns about the Kunduz attack and pointed fingers at Pakistain. Almas said: "I am telling Lions of Islam and Pakistain that they can achieve nothing from shedding our blood." "We want the government to support those who have voluntarily come to defend their national dignity," Mohammadi urged. Rabbani, who is the chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... party, suggested during the meeting that a council of Mujahedeen should be established in all parts of the country so that in the event of such matters of national importance they can immediately deal with the situation. The former Jihadi leaders meanwhile said they will mobilize their sons to join the security forces and they called on government to support a public uprising and to mobilize former Jihadi leaders to help maintain security. |
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