1. Remarkable statement by Anas Haqqani the 2nd in command of the Haqqani network. He celebrates the Taliban victory and says that there will be forgiveness and no revenge and the formation of government that solves the problems of Afghans.
2. The Haqqanis are a militant family- their father was a famous Mujahideen leader respected by the likes of Abdullah Azzam who considered him a symbol of jihad. He was a scholar fluent in Arabic, Persian and Pashto and a military commander. He also became close to Bin Laden
3. Below is an extract from To The Mountains: My Life In Jihad from Algeria to Afghanistan @Hurst
It wasn't just jihadi leaders who thought him impressive. The Texan politican Charlie Wilson though him to be goodness personified hurstpublishers.com/book/to-the-mo…
4. During the civil war that followed the Mujahideen take over, Jalaluddin he adopted a neutral position and later came to an accord with the Taliban. After the US invasion he joined the Taliban believing it to be his religious obligation.
5. Over time the Haqqanis became more extreme and became involved in kidnappings and bombings. Sirajuddin Haqqani had a $5 Million bounty on head. fbi.gov/wanted/terrori…
6. In 2014 Anas Haqq ani was arrested and sentenced to death by the previous Afghan administration in 2016. But released in a US prisoner swap in 2019. voanews.com/middle-east/we…
7. For more on Haqqani Network do read Fountain Head of Jihad @Hurst (again) by Vahid Brown and @DonRassler Rassler: ctc.usma.edu/new-book-on-ha…
8. Below: many of the Haqqani fighters are dispersed around the city and are not distinct from the Taliban.
9. The Legacy of the Soviet Jihad- the 1st gen it’s son.
10. Some extraordinary pictures emerging Hamid Karzai and Dr Abdullah Abdullah were involved in taking Kabul before Anas Haqqani was even born in 1994.
11. The political survivor Gulbuddin Hekmatyar leader of Hezb-i Islami with Anas Haqqani. Wonder if Abdul Rabb Sayyaf will see him. He is purported to be very close to India.
12. Here is Declassified cable on meeting between US civil servant and Jalaluddin Haqqani- “US help allowed the Mujahideen to defeat the Soviets” Note also: Haqqani says Saudi Arabia a US ally also treated women the same as the Taliban.
13. Late 90s pre-9/11 US states that if Bin Laden had to be extradited to face justice for East Africa bombings. Osama Bin Laden was under tight control.
14. It's Friday and Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani the brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani steps up onto the pulpits of the mosque to deliver a sermon. NB. Alhaj is a title Muslims append to those who have attended the Hajj pilgrimage in KSA. Here is below
15. Khalil Haqqani is on the UN sanctions here. He was designated in 2011 for his role in financing and links to AQ: un.org/securitycounci…
16. Khalil Haqqani was purportedly swapped in 2007 in negotiations between the Pakistani government and late Beitullah Mehsud's TTP. Haqqani has also been involved as a mediator between tribal groups of various sectarian affiliations in N. Waziristan. cc Fountain Head of Jihad
17. Anatomy of the beard. Khalil Haqqani sits with Hekmatyar, both are from the same generation. Haqqani has a black beard & Hekmatyar grey. Dying the beard to conceals one’s age is disapproved of in Islamic law except in Jihad where displaying martial vigour & youth is important
18. Unless Khalil Haqqani has discovered the fountain of eternal youth, him sitting with the Kalashnikov certainly signals the idea that he is fighting Jihad etc.
19. The Badri 313 elite battalion meant to be filled with Haqqani spec-ops post film of the illusive Sirajuddin Haqqani leader of the Haqqani network.
20. Actually historically significant. V conciliatory move on part of the Taliban. Though Massoud jr has not sworn allegiance it goes a long way. A strong response towards those esp. foreign militants who believed that Ahmad Shah Massoud was an infidel. Is this Taliban 2.0?
21. Clarification not every one with the name Haqqani is associated with the Haqqani network. Haqqaniya is a seminary and the graduates of that can, as did Jalaluddin, append the college they came from to their name like clerics do if they are graduates of Al-Azhar, (Azhari).
22- is the Haqqani network and the Taliban the same? Just gonna add another thread here by @DonRassler who wrote a book on the issue 👇
23. Great little interview with @awsanzar and @AnasHaqqani313 one of the leaders of the Haqqani network. This is what I mean about @newlinesmag they bring you brilliant journalism. newlinesmag.com/reportage/tali…
24. One on One with Anas Haqqani is also interesting interviewed by: @Ali_Mustafa for TRT
25. Anas Haqqani speaking near fluent Arabic - hitting home the message that they want positive relations with international community incl. not ruling out an embassy in Washington:
26. Anas Haqqani here with the Badri 313- named after the number of prophet’s companions who fought at the battle of Badr.
24. Interview with Anas Haqqani and Kashmir- and Indo-Afghan relations: news18.com/news/world/exc…
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