Pakistan behind al-Qaeda’s “Jihad” declaration, calling Kashmir: sources

New Delhi:

After the last U.S. soldier left Afghanistan at midnight on August 31, al-Qaeda’s terrorist suit issued a statement calling for “global jihad” to liberate “Islamic lands” and mentioned Kashmir. The inclusion of Kashmir and the omission of Chechnya and Xinjiang exposes Pakistan’s hand in the disastrous Qaeda statement, government sources said today.

“The Qaeda statement that talks about transnational jihad is a cause for concern. It is curious that Kashmir was included in the statement, as it was never on the Taliban agenda before. Pakistan’s ISI is behind this statement. of Qaeda, “officials told NDTV. The statement will encourage Pakistan-based terrorist teams such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad in attacks on India, government sources said.

A senior government official said the Qaeda statement is still being analyzed, but that it is a serious cause for concern for India. “Al Qaeda is trying to radicalize Muslims in the world: it is dangerous for humanity. Pakistan is advancing its agenda,” he said.

Pakistan, the official said, had shown its hand in welcoming and controlling Ayman Al Zawahiri as al Qaeda leader.

Interestingly, even the Taliban’s supreme commander, Haibatullah Akhundzada, is in custody of Pakistan’s ISI intelligence.

The omission of Chechnya in Russia and China’s Xinjiang among the goals of “liberation” through jihad is significant and revealing. The Qaeda statement said, “Free the Levant, Somalia, Yemen, Kashmir and the rest of the Islamic lands from the clutches of the enemies of Islam. Oh, Allah! Grant freedom to Muslim prisoners around the world.”

Another aspect the government is studying is the presence of the families of most al-Qaeda sympathizers and terrorists in Iran. There are indications that many of them will now return to Afghanistan. “While it is a Shiite-dominated country, history has shown that in terms of tactical advantages, both Shiites and Sunnis can work, if not together, at least not against each other,” he explained. official.

With the Taliban claiming to the world that it will be different this time around, India is watching the safeguards unfold.

At the Delhi and Kashmir meetings, the consequences of Afghanistan’s developments in the valley were discussed. Special attention is paid to the growing cases of infiltration and release that are reactivated along the control line. According to sources, the agencies are intercepting talks indicating that the launch platforms abandoned through the LoC have been reactivated.

While the Taliban have never shown a clear interest in Kashmir and have been reassuring the world that it has changed its tactics, the fact is that it has allowed many terrorist groups, including the Harkat-ul Ansar, to merge. Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami: use Afghan soil to push terrorists into Kashmir.

Intelligence agencies say Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar used to run a terrorist camp in Khost, Afghanistan before using the Harkat-ul-Ansar to launch jihad in Kashmir after of the Soviet-Afghan war.

The Taliban, ousted from power in its first stage by the US after the 9/11 attacks, insist it will not let Afghanistan fall into the hands of terrorists.

Sources said it is worrying that in its second stage, the Taliban have armed themselves with better weapons, most captured after the departure of US troops.

Al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent has been operating under the radar of security agencies. According to reports, AQIS or the Qaeda “Indian subcontinent” unit has consolidated its presence in Afghanistan by incorporating fighters into the Taliban.

“Pakistan has used Afghan land to launch and train terrorists, so we need to be aware of the new dynamics that are unfolding with each passing minute,” an official said.