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Booklet urges Afghan militants to follow new war strategy

By Mohammad Imran

ISLAMABAD: Resistance forces against coalition troops in Afghanistan have published a pamphlet to incite mujahideen to follow a new strategy in their resistance.

The pamphlet is meant for those militants who have been recruited into the newly-established Secret Army of Mujahideen (SAM), which includes militants who were active during the former Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan.

According to the pamphlet, the SAM has been divided into seven groups who will separately target US-led forces and the Afghanistan government. It says that people from six major militant organisations and the Taliban were inducted into the SAM, including members of the Hizb-e-Islami (Khalis) Hizb-e-Islami (Hekmatyar) Jamiat-e-Islami of Professor Burhan-ud-Din Rabbani, Ittehad-e-Islami of Professor Abdul Rasool, Jumbash-e-Milli of Sibghatullah Mujadaddi, and Al Qaeda.

The 16-page booklet’s main thrust concerns how to attack coalition forces, what kind of weapons would be used, and what kind of area should be chosen for the attack. It stresses that only 15 militants should take part in attacks and two militants would capture footage of the attack from a safe distance. The weapons to be used in attacks include mines, Kalashnikov assault rifles, Peeka Guns and hand grenades.

According to the booklet, five to six military vehicles usually are used by coalition troops when they move from one place to another or on patrol. It also states that for every attack militants will use remote-control mines to be installed at a distance, mines that could destroy five to six military vehicles. The booklet advises militants to attack coalition troops, keeping in mind that they would have to choose narrow passes for because they afford safety in the event of an air attack. Similarly, it also directs that after attacks, militants should leave the area as quickly as possible.

The pamphlet makes clear that many of those states supporting the US-led coalition operations are also legitimate targets. “Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are part and parcel of the coalition because they provided air bases to the US-led international forces.” Iran is also a target – the pamphlet says that Iran supported the international forces indirectly and used its influence on Shias in the Northern Alliance to convince them to work with coalition forces in order to help them secure influence in the Afghan interim government.

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