Afghanistan is gradually turning into a secure shelter for international jihads and the jihadist movements. It is getting stronger even than Iraq. But how it has been possible? Because they are inviting insurgents newly trained in Pakistan and in many other countries. There is an online network facilitating this process of developing pristine jihads in the country- known as a call for “lions of Islam” to join the war in Afghanistan. And this online recruitment is going on particularly in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Chechnya and Turkey.
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is believed to be hiding somewhere in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) of Pakistan. This is the center place for training to the jihads and is sending them to join the Afghanistan warlords. The boarder line between Afghanistan and Pakistan is facing more attacks these days. According to Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, the al-Qaeda-linked foreign fighters are seen with larger groups in Fata. The increase is remarkable with compared to the past years.
Reports say that in the year 2007, there was an agreement between al-Qaeda and Hizb-e-Islami according to which both will work together for the same cause. Abu Yusuf Saleh al-Yemeni, an emissary for al-Qaeda, now except leading al-Qaeda, also manages the Hizb-e-Islami fighters, Taliban and Pakistani militants from bases in Nuristan. This place is seen with more than 400 militants scattered everywhere and moving fearlessly all around. These foreigners include Chechens, Arabs and Pakistanis. More recently Lashkar-e-Toiba fighters have been linked to al-Qaeda.
The increasing strength and dominance of this insurgent group is clearly visible in the recent attack of July 13 that almost overran a remote US combat outpost at Wanat in Nuristan. And it was nothing less than a “first rate” attack in fact. We don’t know what the aim and extent the jihadist movements have set for fighting, but one thing is sure that they become doubly stronger and violent after each defeat.
Source: timesonline