Author: Aaron Y. Zelin

New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Aghanistan’s Zabīh Allah Mujāhid: "Enemy Electoral Process Fails Nationwide, 166 Attacks Carried Out So far"

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Amid the ongoing crushing Al Khandaq operations, today’s sham and theatrical electoral process of the enemy has mostly failed or is in shambles.
From early morning till midday today, a total of 166 attacks have been carried out by Mujahidin on enemy polling sites, checkpoints, bases and military fortifications throughout the country, resulting in tens of enemy intelligence personnel, police and soldiers killed and wounded.
Hundreds of polling centers have either been shut down, have zero turnout or a small number of votes been casted by regime workers.
Looking at the operations by the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate up until noon time today, we can confidently say that this electoral process was a merely a regime process with only regime workers participating. The rest of the nation announced a boycott and the Mujahideen have also been successful in neutralizing the enemy plot.
The reports, video clips and publications by news sources of Islamic Emirate clearly shows that the theatrical election process has been halted and the enemy is left disappointed.
More details in this regard will be published later.
Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Zabihullah Mujahid
11/02/1440 Hijri Lunar
28/07/1397 Hijri Solar 20/10/2018 Gregorian

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Articles of the Week – 10/13-10/19

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Monday October 15:
Salafism in America: History, Evolution, Radicalization Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2NO17Qj
The Fatemiyoun Division: Afghan fighters in the Syrian civil war – Tobias Schneider, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/2yJQsR8
Islamist parties and foreign policy in North Africa: bridging ideology and pragmatism – Quinn Mecham, The Journal of North African Studies: https://bit.ly/2OzlQMP
Wednesday October 17:
The Grand Strategy of Militant Clients: Iran’s Way of War – Afshon Ostovar, Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2CtbwPl
Which Australian terrorist plots have been directly connected to Islamic State, and how? – Andrew Zammit, Avert Research Network: https://bit.ly/2AjSVnp
Thursday October 18:
Nidal Hasan: A Case Study in Lone Actor Terrorism’ – Katharine Poppe, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2J5GwpX
Social context, interpersonal network, and identity dynamics: A social psychological case study of terrorist recidivism – Moh Abdul Hakim and Dhestina Religia Mujahidah, Asian Journal of Social Psychology:

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: al-Nabā’ #152"

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For prior parts see: #151, #150, #149, #148, #147, #146, #145, #144, #143, #142, #141, #140, #139, #138, #137, #136, #135, #134, #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121, #120, #119, #118, #117, #116, #115, #114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103, #102, #101, #100, #99, #98, #97, #96, #95, #94, #93, #92, #91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #55, #54, #53, #52, #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39, #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #152
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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s Shaykh Abū al-Yaqaẓān al-Maṣrī: "Ask [ God to Confer] Blessing Upon Him and Ask [God to Grant Him] Peace"

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The title of this release is in reference to Qur’anic verse 33:56. Here it is in full: “Indeed, God confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. Oh you who have believed, ask [God to confer] blessing upon him and ask [God to grant him] peace.”
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New issue of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan magazine: "al-Ṣamūd Magazine #152"

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For prior issues in this magazine see: #151, #150, #149, #148, #147, #146, #145, #144, #143, #142, #141, #140, #139, #138, #137, #136, #135, #134, #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121,#120, #119,#118,#117,#116,#115,#114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103,#102,#101,#100,#99, #98, #97, #96,#95, #94, #93, #92,#91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #53, and #51.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — al-Ṣamūd Magazine #152
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