In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most
Merciful.
As the readers of Alemarah website might know, a major
enemy offensive has been ongoing in Kandahar province
for the last one and a half months. Lately the enemy,
through its biased media, claims to have rid the
surrounding districts of Mujahideen, and to have
gained substantial ground against Mujahideen in these
areas. Alemarah recently had the opportunity to
interview the district commander of Dand district,
Mullah Abdullah Mubarak and ask him questions
regarding the reality of the situation.
Alemarah: Firstly, could you tell us about the ongoing
enemy operations in Dand district and how they came
about?
Mullah Abdullah Mubarak: Dand district is located
close to Kandahar city, and has a large number of
Mujahideen operating inside it. The enemy became
frightened that they might, just like Dand, lose
Kandahar city to the Mujahideen and started
preparatory operations in this district in the month
of Ramadan. Enemy soldiers entered Mahlajat, Chalghor,
Nakhoni, Khanjakak, Zila Khan and Salawat areas by
helicopter and in huge numbers. The Mujahideen,
decided to use guerrilla warfare tactics to cause them
maximum damage.
We decided to mine all the main roads. When the enemy
could not make any inroads, they bulldozed local's
farms and fields so as to gain at least some ground.
These attempts proved futile and they suffered massive
casualties when the Mujahideen mined there too, and
conducted ambushes and missile attacks also. To put it
bluntly, a day hasn't passed, that at least 4 to 10
blasts haven't detonated their patrols. The enemy then
decided to randomly bomb the area using cruise and
other missiles which killed civilians and destroyed
their homes and fields. Many were forced to flee the
district. After these criminal attacks, the enemy took
local houses for their military barracks. The enemy
has now abandoned most of these barracks. But in the
areas they still occupy, they have neither come out,
nor can they come out, due to heavy mining and
Mujahideen ambushes. But even these bases are located
in places where logistics and supply will be a big
problem.
Alemarah: It is said that the civilians are the only
ones who have been affected by this operation. Could
you elaborate on this?
Mullah Abdullah Mubarak: To sum up the genocidal
behavior of the enemy in one sentence: These kinds of
crimes against civilians have not been seen before in
history. I swear by Allah that so far only 5 of our
Mujahideen have been Martyred, 3 have been injured and
none have been captured. But the prison of Kandahar
has been filled with civilians. I would like to
summarize these crimes against the civilians of Dand
by giving a few examples:
1. When the enemy came to Mahlajat in the morning,
they blocked all the roads and blindfolded all who
came their way. Nearly all the locals of Dand have
shops in the city where they sell fruits and
vegetables. Throughout the day the barbarians
handcuffed and imprisoned around 300 civilians they
called Taliban.
2. A few days earlier, the American invaders besieged
Ghra and Mahi Village located in Zila Khan area of
Dand district. Most people had left these villages.
Ninety-seven people mostly village elders and children
remained. Even these were not spared - they were
stripped, blind folded, imprisoned, then released
after 12 days of enduring many hardships.
3. All the new enemy barracks are in civilian houses
and on their lands. They have bulldozed locals' lands,
fields, farms and houses as they try to make inroads
against the Mujahideen. Some 500 homes and shops have
been bulldozed in Nakhoni area alone. Similar crimes
has been carried out in Khanjakak, Chalghor and all
the other areas. They recently blew up local raisin
houses in Chalghor. Nearly all incidents involve the
demolition of homes with everything inside it.
Alemarah: The enemy says that they have killed and
captured many Mujahideen and their leaders and
destroyed many of their bases. How much of this is
true?
Mullah Abdullah Mubarak: The American invaders decided
that they would make check points in close proximity
by destroying the homes and fields of civilians and
this would rid the area of Mujahideen. They did not
count on the Mujahideen's guerrilla tactics. Now the
enemy is trapped in barracks in various areas, with no
control beyond 50 meters of their posts, and thus
cannot come out. As for our casualties, only 5
Martyred, 3 wounded and no leaders killed or captured.
Alemarah: How has this operation affected the
Mujahideen and what do you say about the claims of
Ahmad Wali Karzai that Mujahideen bases have been
destroyed throughout Dand and Kandahar?
Mullah Abdullah Mubarak: I don't know how Ahmad Wali
can make such claims. He cannot sleep in his own house
due to constant Mujahideen attacks on it. If he was
really honest in his claims then let him just once
walk freely in Kandahar city let alone Dand and
Panjwaee districts. All these claims are false. And
the number of our groups and bases have not decreased
compared to spring and summer time. Initially, due to
the enemy operation, we decreased the number of
Mujahideen but now that the enemy has tired and lost
morale, these Mujahideen are returning because enemy
numbers have become vast and much easier to target. I
want to congratulate the nation for this victory. Our
Mujahideen have not suffered any serious damage and
the enemy cannot sustain this large force for long -
especially with logistics of their newly built bases
and barracks becoming harder to supply.
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