Hekmatyar, the only one who declared jihad against U.S., says Taliban

Nadeim Shaker, IOL Afghanistan Correspondent

KHOST, Afghanistan, October 12 (IslamOnline) – Taliban called on Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of the Islamic Party, to unify efforts to resist the foreign troops and work to boot them out of Afghan territories. 

This came in an interview between a Taliban spokesman, who declined to reveal his name, and a presenter residing in Pakita province, who in turn sent a copy of the dialogue, written in Pashtun, to IslamOnline’s correspondent. 

Hekmatyar is the only one, other than Taliban, who declared jihad against the Americans, stressed the spokesman, accusing other parties of "allying themselves with the Americans to gain seats in the American proxy government." 

The spokesman, however, criticized Hekmatyar for not declaring jihad against the proxy government of Hamid Karzai. 

"Taliban is in close relation with every mujahid to …enforce the teaching of (Islamic) shariaa," said the spokesman, adding "we consider them brothers and hope to unify our ranks." 

The spokesman lashed out at those who heap blame on Taliban for the havoc wreaked at Afghanistan, dividing them to four categories. 

"The pro-America and their associates who work for their own interest and are being paid to narcotize the public. 

Those who conceal their high treason and cooperation with America such as Sayaf (Abd Rabd el-Rasoul Sayaf, one of the major mujahidein against the Russians) and Rabbani, (former Afghan president) . 

Nationalist fundamentalists like the followers of Shah Massod (Ahmad Shah Massood), communists and atheists such as Dostum (incumbent Afghan deputy defense minister Abdul Rashid Dostum) and Shiite. 

In addition to traitors and media-mongers trying to court America and its proxy government." 

Regarding Taliban’s military capability, the spokesman recalled "the defense ministry had more than 40,000 students registered in the interior ministry and others. Some died as martyrs and some were captured and sent to prisons in Guantanamo, Cuba". 

He added that around 1,000 students are assigned with guarding Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. 

Taliban is the only power "threatening the enemy", he said, putting U.S. causalities in Afghanistan at 300 dead soldiers, 65 prisoners and 16 helicopters shut down. 

"The enemies losses reached between 20 to 30 soldiers a month of the foreign troops but their corps are being placed in refrigerators in Pakistan or the Afghan emirates and are not flown home for fear of stirring the public opinion in their countries," said the Taliban spokesman. 

Speaking on whether Osama Bin Laden is really responsible for the 9-11 attacks, the spokesman said: "If all tapes were really issued by him, no one has the right to deny after his confession but if the tapes were American made that is something else." 

"My opinion is, had he done it, its is enough honor," said the Taliban spokesman. 

He did not confirm or deny contacts between Bin Laden and  Mullah Omar. The latest reports published by the media confirm they are in touch, he added. 

Regarding how the Taliban can benefit from some major countries in the region such as Russia, China and Iran, he said that "some of these countries helped America and some said, in the open, they would not help such as Iran and Saudi Arabia. They want America to proceed forward so as to fall into the Afghani trap and get busy in Afghanistan for long years and meet the same end of the Russians." 

"Who knows we might win from the Americans what the mujahedin had won from the Russian," concluded the Taliban spokesman. 

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