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The Islamic Emirate pledged their allegiance with Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor as Amir-ul-Momineen in accordance with the principal of listening and obedience

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor as Amir-ul-Momineenas the deputy heads of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan;

Moulavi Haibatullah Akhunzada Mullah Sirajuddin Haqqani --

C: something very significant could be brewing. C: Sirajuddin being one of the deputies could be a brilliant move as the HQN is very close

connected with AQ and its lead affiliates, whom at least 3 of them have in a joint statement commemorating Mullah Omar’s jihadist career, but have been silent so far and not indicated of renewing their bayat- allegiance - to the “new” Amir-ul-mimineen or choosing the “other” Baghdadi. Mansour and Siraj Haqqani are both allied with al Qaeda. Mansour recently described al Qaeda’s leaders as the “heroes of the current jihadist era.” It’s likely just a question of time before we could see statements from AQSL and other leads to include bayat to Mansour the new TB Emir and by doing so making it clear, again that Baghdadi the IS leader is not the “one”. The ultimo would be, and is not impossible, that al Zawahiri pays bayat to Mansour, but it could take a while before it to become public, we need to be watchfully.

C: with much attention going to the self declared Islamic state we need to remember: The Sixth Phase AQ strategic 2020 plan in which from 2016 onwards there will a period of "total confrontation." As soon as the caliphate has been declared the "Islamic army" it will instigate the "fight between the believers and the non-believers" which has so often been predicted by Osama bin Laden. -- The Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein mentioning "I interviewed a whole range of al-Qaida members with different ideologies to get an idea of how the war between the terrorists and Washington would develop in the future." What he then describes is a scenario, proof both of the terrorists' blindness as well as their brutal single-mindedness. In seven phases the terror network hopes to establish an Islamic caliphate which the West will then be too weak to fight.

The Taliban is continuing its campaign under new leadership with intimate ties to al-Qaeda. Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was Omar’s deputy while the latter gave sanctuary to al-Qaeda in the years prior to 9/11 — years during which al-Qaeda bombed the United States embassies in Eastern

Africa and the U.S.S. Cole as it docked in Yemen

(CNN Aug 5) —Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen, which officials have called the terror group's most dangerous affiliate, has issued two threatening new communiques praising recent lone-wolf style attacks against the West and calling for more of them. "We urge you to strike America in its own home and beyond," says a letter attributed to Ibrahim al-Asiri, the master bomb-maker with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, recently told a conference in Aspen, Colorado, that "in terms of proximate threat, I would view ... AQAP -- even though they're kind of consumed right now with what's going on in Yemen with the Houthis -- as probably our most concerning al Qaeda element in terms of threat to the homeland."

Current and former counterterrorism and intelligence officials, as well as some lawmakers, who closely monitor risks overseas say that although the risks of the Islamic State are real, the overall threat is more complex and requires a nuanced strategy.

“ISIS is all about the quantity of attacks. Al Qaeda, on the other hand, is focused on the

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quality of the attack,” said Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. “For that reason, Al Qaeda still, in that respect, very much concerns me even more than the quantity of ISIS attacks.”

Gen. Joseph L. Votel, head of the Pentagon’s Special Operations Command, said at the Aspen forum that the Islamic State is “much more prominent right now,” but added that Al Qaeda “remains a very, very, significant concern for us.”

Nicholas Rasmussen, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said in an interview, “There’s a greater likelihood of ISIL being linked to attacks in the homeland right now. That said, we still look at A.Q.A.P. as more capable of carrying out larger-scale attacks against the homeland, including against aircraft coming here.” A.Q.A.P. is the Qaeda affiliate based in the Arabian Peninsula, in Yemen.

“I wouldn’t put it on a matter of scale as significant as what we faced 10 years ago from Al Qaeda, or even now from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or the Khorasan Group, to carry out more significant, perhaps catastrophic, attacks,” Matthew G. Olsen, a former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said of the Islamic State threat in a telephone interview, citing Qaeda groups in Yemen and Syria.

James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, told the Aspen forum, “To say one is of greater magnitude than the other, at least for me, is hard.”

3 al Qaeda branches issue joint eulogy for Mullah Omar Their silence is not altogether surprising, however. In al Qaeda’s hierarchy, the regional branches (Al Nusrah, AQAP, AQIM, Shabaab in Somalia and al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent) swear allegiance to Zawahiri, the organization’s overall emir. Each is still outwardly loyal to Zawahiri to this day. Zawahiri, in turn, pledged fealty to Omar. So, Zawahiri and his immediate advisers now have to determine how to handle the thorny issue of Omar’s death.

As the leadership crisis deepened, the Taliban released a statement from one of its most notorious commanders pledging loyalty to Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, who was chosen to lead after the death of the Taliban's reclusive, one-eyed founder was announced last week. The statement quoted Jalaluddin Haqqani, the head of the Haqqani Network, a Pakistan-based outfit blamed for scores of complex attacks on U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, as calling for unity. The Taliban denied recent rumors that Haqqani, like Mullah Omar, had died in secret. Haqqani's son Sirajuddin was named Mullah Mansoor's deputy after his promotion. The brother of Mullah Mohammad Omar on Sunday joined a growing chorus of opposition to the opaque selection of the late Taliban leader's successor, indicating widening rifts within the militant group as it weighs whether to revive peace talks or intensify its 14-year insurgency in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON Aug 4 — The Obama administration’s top intelligence, counterterrorism and law enforcement officials are divided over which terrorist group poses the biggest threat to the American homeland, the Islamic State or Al Qaeda and its affiliates. The split reflects a rising concern that the Islamic State poses a more immediate danger because of its unprecedented social media campaign, using sophisticated online messaging to inspire followers to launch attacks across the United States.Many intelligence and counterterrorism officials warn, however, that Qaeda operatives in Yemen and Syria are capitalizing on the turmoil in those countries to plot much larger “mass casualty” attacks, including bringing down airliners carrying hundreds of passengers.

3 al Qaeda branches issue joint eulogy for Mullah OmarBY THOMAS JOSCELYN | August 6, 2015 | Three al Qaeda branches have released a joint statement commemorating Mullah Omar’s jihadist career. The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in the Levant, posted the eulogy on Twitter


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on August 5. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) are also signatories. The statement, which is included at the end of this article, was translated by the SITE Intelligence Group.The al Qaeda groups mention Omar’s decision to harbor Osama bin Laden twice, noting that he refused to bow to pressure from the US and the international community.Omar “reached the pinnacle on the day when he refused to turn over Sheikh Osama…and a small group of the immigrants,” SITE’s translation reads. The statement continues with a quote attributed to Omar: “Verily, the issue of Osama is no longer the issue of an individual, but it is an issue of the glory of Islam.”

Omar’s decision to continue to provide bin Laden safe haven after the 9/11 attacks earned him al Qaeda’s enduring loyalty. In fact, bin Laden swore bayat (an oath of allegiance) to Omar prior to al Qaeda’s greatest day of infamy. A video of bin Laden shows him explaining in mid-2001 why all Muslims should pledge their loyalty to Omar. And al Qaeda renewed this oath in July 2014, as the Islamic State began to challenge al Qaeda’s leadership of the global jihadist community. In a news bulletin released online, Ayman al Zawahiri’s organization confirmed “that al Qaeda and its branches everywhere are soldiers among [Omar’s] soldiers.”

Al Qaeda advanced this narrative in response to the Islamic State’s claim to rule as a caliphate across much of Iraq and Syria, with Abu Bakr al Baghdadi declaring himself to be the caliph. Baghdadi and his followers refer to him as the “Emir of the Believers,” a title usually reserved for the caliph. The Taliban and al Qaeda previously gave Omar this same honorific, although they refrained from claiming that Omar was a caliph.

Omar’s mysterious death creates a significant issue for al Qaeda. Al Qaeda had portrayed Omar as the legitimate alternative to Baghdadi as the “Emir of the Believers.” But now that the Taliban has confirmed Omar’s death, al Qaeda does not have an obvious substitute to contrast with Baghdadi. The claim that Omar died as early as April 2013 also hurts al Qaeda’s cause, because it means that Zawahiri reaffirmed his organization’s allegiance to the Taliban leader long after he had passed away.The three al Qaeda branches make no mention of Osama bin Laden’s and Ayman al Zawahiri’s bayat to Omar in their eulogy. Nor do they mention Omar’s successor, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour. In addition to being the Taliban’s new emir, Mansour has also been described as the “Emir of the Faithful.”

Their silence is not altogether surprising, however. In al Qaeda’s hierarchy, the regional branches (Al Nusrah, AQAP, AQIM, Shabaab in Somalia and al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent) swear allegiance to Zawahiri, the organization’s overall emir. Each is still outwardly loyal to Zawahiri to this day. Zawahiri, in turn, pledged fealty to Omar. So, Zawahiri and his immediate advisers now have to determine how to handle the thorny issue of Omar’s death.The three al Qaeda groups praise Omar’s leadership, saying he “unified the mujahid Afghan Muslim people under the banner of the Taliban.” Omar also “honored the immigrants and did not forget their favor,” turning Afghanistan into a “house of immigration and jihad, and a school from which lions and thirsty heroes graduated.”

The statement repeats one of Omar’s “well-known” sayings: “Verily, Allah has promised us victory and America has promised us defeat, so we shall see which of the two promises will be fulfilled.” The al Qaeda branches say that Omar’s prediction is coming to fruition, as America’s “defeat” and “collapse in Afghanistan” are a reality. The Taliban’s “victory,” “expansion of its power” and ability to impose sharia law (“implementation of its rules”) are now supposedly within reach as well. Indeed, the Taliban has achieved steady gains in recent months.The eulogy also reminds readers of Omar’s decision to eradicate symbols of Afghanistan’s pre-Islamic history. The al Qaeda authors ask a rhetorical question: “Who among us can forget his historic position in destroying the idols of Buddha and what accompanied that of pressure and temptation?” Here, the statement is referring to the Taliban’s destruction of massive Buddhist monuments, a move


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that was denounced by nations around the world.Al Qaeda’s international network continues to honor this act. Indeed, there is evidence that bin

Laden’s men were directly involve. For instance, a footnote in the 9/11 Commission’s report says that Ramzi Binalshibh, al Qaeda’s point man for the simultaneous hijackings, told authorities after he was captured that the “muscle hijacker recruits fought on the front lines alongside the Taliban and participated in the March 2001 destruction of the giant Buddha statues in the Bamian Province” of Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda’s branches have issued joint statements in the past, showing a degree of collusion across the international network. In September 2014, AQIM and AQAP urged the jihadists in Syria to unite against the West. The message was intended to encourage the Islamic State and its rivals in the Al Nusrah Front and other jihadist groups to come together against their common enemies. However, the gambit did not put an end to the jihadists’ infighting.In January, officials from Al Nusrah and AQAP joined other jihadist ideologues in denouncing the

commanders who had defected from the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic Caucasus Emirate (ICE) to Baghdadi’s organization. In the months that followed, additional leaders and fighters in ICE joined the Islamic State, thereby creating even more problems for al Qaeda.The Al Nusrah Front, AQAP, and AQIM eulogize Mullah Omar in the two-page statement below:

The “killing” of Mullah Omar last week, more than two years after he died, will only add to the mystery surrounding the reclusive leader of the Taliban who seemed to dominate the Afghan landscape for nearly two decades. But the sudden death of the man, in whose name the Taliban leadership issued Eid greetings just days before, reminds us that Pakistan remains the most important external player in Afghanistan. It also tells us how effortlessly Pakistan can change the international storyline on Afghanistan. The carefully constructed myth of Mullah Omar attributed political


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charisma, religious wisdom and great leadership skills to a man who was hardly literate. However, some of Pakistan’s opponents in Afghanistan have long insisted that Mullah Omar and the Taliban were mere creatures of Rawalpindi’s invention. Although the truth about Mullah Omar and his movement might be a long time coming, no one denies the intimate relationship between Pakistan and the Taliban, ever since the organisation came into public view two decades ago. Some say Pakistan has pulled the plug on Mullah Omar because Rawalpindi is now deeply committed to peace in Afghanistan. Others counter by arguing that Pakistan was finding it hard to sustain the deception that the one-eyed Mullah Omar was alive and leading the Taliban. They suggest Pakistan has had to reboot the Taliban amid emerging internal divisions within the organisation and external pressures, especially from the US and China, to support political reconciliation within Afghanistan. Pakistan found that Mullah Omar had outlived his utility, and that it now needs to revamp the organisation and prepare it to regain power in Kabul and international legitimacy. But this is where the story gets a bit complicated. Within hours after announcing the death of Mullah Omar, a new leader, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, was proclaimed as the new Amirul Momineen, or the commander of the faithful. But mobilising loyalty to the new leader has not been easy. Many, including Mullah Omar’s brother, Mullah Abdul Manan, and son Yacoub, have challenged Mansour’s “selection” by a small clique as the new leader of the Taliban. Pakistan will certainly want to stamp out dissidence and make sure that potential breakaway factions are small and ineffective. That the talks scheduled for this week between Kabul and the Taliban had to be postponed suggests that Pakistan has much work to do. An audio statement issued in the name of Mansour over the weekend promised to continue the jihad until Islamic rule is brought to Afghanistan and urged the Taliban to stay united. While some were hailing Mansour as the new champion of engagement with Kabul, the audio statement rubbished the peace process as a “propaganda campaign by the enemy”. The peace credentials of the new leadership are also undermined by the installation of Sirajuddin Haqqani as one of the two new deputy commanders of the Taliban. Sirajuddin heads the Haqqani network, arguably the most violent Pashtun group. Based in Pakistan, the Haqqani network has conducted attacks on the US and Indian diplomatic missions in Afghanistan and is affiliated to al-Qaeda. More importantly, as the seniormost US military officer in 2011, Admiral Mike Mullen, told the US Congress, the Haqqani network is a “veritable arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency”. There is no question that Pakistan’s Afghan strategy is evolving. If the Taliban seemed inflexible about negotiations in the past, Pakistan is promising to make it more reasonable. Many in the West and China are ready to accept, at least for now, Pakistan’s claim that a new and moderate Taliban is at hand. Not everyone in Afghanistan is convinced, however. Even if Pakistan succeeds in getting the new Taliban leadership to negotiate peace with Kabul, there will be enough Afghan elements on both sides challenging the terms of settlement. Meanwhile, the world will deal with the new Taliban with a much weaker hand, thanks to the precipitous decline in the Western military and economic footprint in Afghanistan. But Pakistan has its own historic handicap in Afghanistan. Like the British Raj, Pakistan believes dominance over Afghanistan is critical for its national security. As the successor to the Raj on the Durand Line, Pakistan wants a say in who runs Kabul, and how. Geography — physical, political and ethnic — has given it the power to disrupt any regime in Afghanistan. Pakistan has demonstrated that capability beyond doubt since the mid-1970s. Yet, the Pakistan army may not have either the material resources or the political vision to construct an inclusive and durable state structure in Kabul. The gap between Pakistan’s strategic ambition in Afghanistan and its national capability might inevitably set the stage for the next round of blood-letting on India’s northwestern frontiers. -

Jihadists in Syria honor Mullah Omar, praise Taliban’s radical stateBY THOMAS JOSCELYN | August 4, 2015 | Just one day after the Taliban confirmed that Mullah Omar was dead, the Syria-based jihadist group Ahrar al Sham heaped praise on the Taliban leader in a statement released online.Ahrar al Sham said Mullah Omar was an “example of a believer,” who “reminded us of the true


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meanings of jihad and sincerity [or devotion].” Omar “taught us how to build the [Islamic] Emirate in the hearts of the people before it becomes a reality on the ground,” Ahrar al Sham explained. The statement can be seen on the right. Describing Omar as the “blessed commander,” Ahrar al Sham said his “blessed movement” (the Taliban) was poised for a comeback in Afghanistan due to his stewardship.Omar’s supposedly strong leadership characteristics include remaining “steadfast for 14 years” against the “armies of invasion and…betrayal,” collaborating with the Afghan people such that the Taliban came to embody “their wants and demands,” fighting “extremism” (meaning jihadist groups like Abu Bakr al Baghdadi’s Islamic State), and continuing with both “military victories” and “guided political efforts” as the Prophet Mohammed had done.The last quality is an obvious reference to the Taliban’s decision to participate in negotiations with the West and its other adversaries even as it continues to wage jihad. This approach is somewhat controversial in jihadist circles. But Ahrar al Sham is following the same course, portraying itself (and the Taliban) as an alternative to the “extremism” of other jihadists, including the Islamic State.Indeed, a representative of Ahrar al Sham, Labib Al Nahhas, published two op-eds in Western newspapers in recent weeks. The first appeared in the Washington Post on July 10, while the second was published in the Daily Telegraph (UK) on July 21. Both pieces contain obvious fictions. And both were intended to mislead a Western audience into thinking that Ahrar al Sham is something other than an extremist or jihadist group.Nahhas wrote in the Post, for instance, that his organization has “been falsely accused of having organizational links to al Qaeda and of espousing al Qaeda’s ideology.” This claim does not pass the most basic smell test. Ahrar al Sham fights alongside the Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, on a day-to-day basis. Al Nusrah and Ahrar al Sham have formed coalitions throughout the country to battle their common enemies, especially the Assad regime and the Islamic State. The two groups are blood brothers, a fact that has been recognized by some of Ahrar al Sham’s own leaders.Moreover, Ahrar al Sham has been seeded with senior al Qaeda operatives. Ayman al Zawahiri’s top representative in Syria was Abu Khalid al Suri. A longtime al Qaeda operative, al Suri was killed in February 2014. In addition to serving al Qaeda, al Suri was also one of Ahrar al Sham’s most influential leaders.After al Suri was killed, presumably at the hands of the Islamic State, Zawahiri released a glowing eulogy in which he described al Suri as his “advisor.” Other known al Qaeda jihadists have joined and led Ahrar al Sham as well.While Ahrar al Sham has tried to hide some of these connections, its praise for Mullah Omar is difficult for its apologists to explain away.Omar’s Taliban state, which Ahrar al Sham holds up as an example of a true Islamic emirate, was as radical as they come. Long before the Islamic State celebrated gory executions in its propaganda, the Taliban gained worldwide infamy for its brutality. The Taliban and al Qaeda have modified their approach to waging jihad by attempting to build more popular support for their cause. But their end goals remain unchanged. And Ahrar al Sham’s praise for this adjustment in tactics shows that it has also adopted a more gradual model for inculcating its beliefs into Syrian society. The Al Nusrah Front, which openly adheres to al Qaeda’s manhaj (methodology), is following a similar path.Ahrar al Sham’s eulogy for Omar ends with a request for Allah to help “the Mujahid brother Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour,” the Taliban’s new leader, “follow in the footsteps of his predecessors” and “return Afghanistan to its noble ones completely…under the sharia [law] of Allah.” Thus, Ahrar al


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Sham has explicitly connected its own jihad to the Taliban’s ongoing effort to return to power.In addition to the official statement, Ahar al Sham’s leaders mourned Omar on their Twitter feeds. Below is a collection of tweets from their accounts.

Message of great Jihadi Figure, Moulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani regarding the passing away of His Excellency late Amir-ul-Momineen and the appointment of new leader2 Aug, To all the sympathetic Muslim countries, Islamic movements, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and most particularly to the bereaved family members and colleagues of His Excellency Amir-ul-Momineen late Mullah Mohammad Umar Mujahid (may his soul rest in peace)!Peace and blessings of Allah, the Almighty, be upon you!On the basis of a sound and rational belief, we would like to state that the passing away of His Excellency the Amir-ul-Momineen is a huge loss for the Islamic Emirate, the whole Muslim world and particularly for the Islamic Jihadi movements. We consider his sincere services and sacrifices as a cherished beneficence for the whole Muslim Umma. May Almighty Allah bestow him with an exalted abode in Paradise, and his family with patient, endurance and unfailing reward! Amin!We are sure that the new leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor is appointed with complete legitimacy and after due consultation and he is the most suitable successor of His Excellency the late Mullah Mohammad Umar Mujahid (may his soul rest in peace). We fully recommend to all the senior and junior in-charge ranks of the Islamic Emirate to pledge their allegiance with him and to fully obey him. Rest assured on my personal behalf and on the behalf of our Mujahidin that we will follow him as we have obeyed the late Amir-ul-Momineen.

It is usual that the staunch enemies of Islam have always tried to misuse this kind of critical circumstances against both the Islamic movements and the Muslim masses therefore, my particular recommendation to all members of the Islamic Emirate is to maintain their internal unity and discipline. Beware that you should not be deceived by negative propaganda of the enemy otherwise, (God

forbid) all the services and sacrifices of last twenty years will be marred. We seek Allah’s refuge from that unwanted situation. Not only will the oppressed people of Afghanistan be affected negatively by the internal disputes but it will definitely affect all the Muslim masses of the world. Therefore, your ranks should remain well-disciplined and fully united. Turn your complete attention towards the enemy who is on the verge of collapse.Finally, once again, I wish you solidarity, affection, obedience and a manifest victory.May you live prosperous and victorious!Regards Alhaj Moulavi Jalalludin Haqqani

Aug 4, The head of the Afghan Taliban's political office in Qatar has resigned, in the latest sign of a split in the group following Mullah Omar's death. In a statement, Syed Tayyab Agha said he would step down, and criticised the way in which Mullah Omar's successor, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, had been chosen. Mullah Mansour was named leader on Thursday after Mullah Omar's death was confirmed. However, some Taliban members said they had not been consulted on the decision. Tayyab Agha, who previously served as Mullah Omar's personal secretary, said he was stepping down to avoid "expected future disputes". He added that the militant group should handle all its affairs from within Afghanistan, and that allowing foreign interference was a "great historical mistake".

A Taliban leader on stage asked those in the crowd to raise their hands and pledge their allegiance to Mullah Mansour, with thousands complying, the report said. Pledges of allegiance are key to a Taliban leader's legitimacy, as breaking an oath is viewed as a sin, experts say.


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On Saturday, a Taliban spokesman told the BBC Mullah Mansour had not been appointed "by all Taliban", as not all members of the Afghan Taliban's Supreme Council had been consulted over his election. The council would hold a meeting in a few days to elect a new leader, spokesman Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, who is also Mullah Omar's brother, added.In a further sign of a split, Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi then released a statement on behalf of the family on Sunday, saying they were neutral on the issue of who should lead the group."Our family... has not declared allegiance to anyone amid these differences," he said."Our family will serve the new leader... if he is elected with consensus," he added.At least one Taliban faction would have preferred Mullah Omar's son to succeed him.Some Taliban figures have accused pro-Pakistani circles of imposing Mullah Mansour, who is known for his support for peace talks, on them. However, in the audio message on Saturday, Mullah Mansour dismissed peace talks as "propaganda campaigns by the enemy", and called for unity among the Taliban.

AFGHANISTAN, Aug. 02 – Reports arriving from throughout Afghanistan say that respected scholars, saints, provincial Jihadi leaders, Mujahideen, tribal elders, influential figures and ordinary locals in the provinces of Uruzgan, Ghor, Ghazni, Paktia, Baghlan, Nuristan, Badghis, Kunduz, Faryab, Kunar, Helmand, Badakhshan, Balkh, Samangan, Parwan, Bamiyan, Panjshir, Kapisa, Paktika, Kabul, Logar and Zabul gathered in their respected areas on Saturday and pledged their allegiance to the new Amir of Islamic Emirate, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansur (HA), after praying for the soul of the deceased Amir ul Mumineen, Mullah Muhammad Umar Mujahid (RA).Reports add that prayers were also held for the late Amir ul Mumineen, Mullah Muhammad Umar Mujahid (RA), throughout the neighboring country of Pakistan including a large gathering today in the city of Karachi, Peshawar, Haripur, Quetta and other townships where Afghan elders, scholars, influential figures and locals pledged their allegiance to the new leader of Islamic Emirate, the respected Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansur (HA).All of these pledges of allegiance are taking place as influential figures such as the respected Jalaluddin Haqqani and his family, family of late Younus Khalis Baba, family of late Muhammad Nabi Muhammadi, family members and relatives of late Nasrullah Mansur as well as many others declared their support and allegiance to the new Amir ul Mumineen

New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour calls for unityBBC. The new leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, has called for unity in an audio message, saying that the group will continue fighting.Mullah Mansour was named as the new leader on Thursday, after the death of former head Mullah Omar was confirmed. But a Taliban spokesman told the BBC he had not been appointed "by all Taliban", going against Sharia law. The audio message said fighters should unite as "division in our ranks will only please our enemies". It also said that the Taliban would "continue our jihad until we bring an Islamic rule in the country".The 30-minute recording - in which a crying baby is heard at some points - was released to journalists by Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid on Saturday. The first public message from the Afghan Taliban's new leader, Mullah Mansour, indicates that his way of doing things will be different from that of his reclusive predecessor, Mullah Omar, who relied on issuing written statements.The recording is of a speech that he made to a gathering of apparently dozens of his supporters, after his appointment on Thursday. Faced with


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opposition to his selection from several high-ranking Taliban, the new leader is now focused on consolidating his power and establishing his authority. The speech repeatedly calls for unity and is primarily aimed at calming dissent. Mullah Mansour says that his new role is not a "kingship" but a huge responsibility. He is also trying to present himself as a tolerant, forgiving and conciliatory person whose decisions will be "based on Islamic Sharia". There doesn't seem to be a major policy shift from the past. In his speech, he sounds relaxed and doesn't seem to be reading from notes. Some Taliban figures have accused pro-Pakistani circles of imposing Mullah Mansour, who is known for his support for peace talks, on them. But in the audio message, Mullah Mansour dismissed peace talks as "propaganda campaigns by the enemy". At least one Taliban faction would have preferred Mullah Omar to be succeeded by his son. Another Taliban spokesman, Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, said those who elected Mullah Mansour had not followed the rules. "According to Islamic rule and principles, when a leader dies, a Shura (council) is called, then its leader is appointed," he added.


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Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri The Coordinator 2015 Part 4-1- TB-36- Akhtar Mohammad Mansour Shah Mohammed-4