Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban): Mullah Omar’s Eid ul-Fitr Message

Written by Administrator Sunday, 28 August 2011 13:11

On August 28, 2011, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan released Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s Eid ul-Fitr message. In the message, Omar said, “With the passage of each day, the Mujahideen become…[more] familiar with the enemy tactics; they are gaining access to hardware which is instrumental in causing greater losses to the enemy. All people are now witness to the tremendous…casualties of the enemy as well as the downing of their aircrafts...if we ponder over the constant defeats and unprecedented moribund position of the enemy, we can reach a clear picture that points to the high morale of Mujahideen and an all-sided descent of the enemy.” He asserted that “the growing cooperation of [the] people, the infiltration of Mujahideen in the ranks and files of the enemy, the expansion of the area of Jihad to every part of the country, the growing escalation in daily operations and availability of accumulated tactics, the extermination of high level officials of the enemy both in north and south of the country, all these give us a good news of an imminent victory and a bright future.” He continued, noting that the “limited withdrawal of the invading forces can in, no way, solve the issue of Afghanistan. The Jihad will continue unabatedly, because superficial measures further complicate the issue of Afghanistan and can produce harmful consequences. The invading forces should seek a lasting and convincing solution to the issue by immediately withdrawing their forces.”

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