Articles of the Week – 4/10-4/16

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Sunday April 11:

Al-Qaeda After Ayman al-Zawahiri – Tore Refslund Hamming, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/3mRQT4F

Tuesday April 13:

Foreign Fighters and the Trajectory of Violence in Northern Mozambique – Emilia Columbo and Austin C. Doctor, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2Qu3RJN

Wednesday April 14:

After America: Inside the Taliban’s New Emirate – Fazelminallah Qazizai, Newlines Magazine: https://bit.ly/2OXzzi4

Thursday April 15:

A Caliph Without a Caliphate: The Biography of ISIS’s New Leader – Feras Kilani, Newlines Magazine: https://bit.ly/2Q9k4Ef

Mapping Global Cyberterror Networks: An Empirical Study of Al-Qaeda and ISIS Cyberterrorism Events – Claire Seungeun Lee, Kyung-Shick Choi, Ryan Shandler, and Chris Kayser, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice: https://bit.ly/3e7LYsn

The Conversation between Salafi-Jihadists, the Hirak, and the Algerian State – Sammie Wicks, GNET: https://bit.ly/3aftwg0

‘A Caliphate That Gathered’ Addressing the Challenge of Jihadist Foreign Fighter Hubs – Nate Rosenblatt, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/3mRIApe

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #282″

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For prior newsletter issues see: #281, #280, #279, #278, #277, #276, #275, #274, #273, #272, #271, #270, #269, #268, #267, #266, #265, #264, #263, #262, #261, #260, #259, #258, #257, #256, #255, #254, #253, #252, #251, #250, #249, #248, #247, #246, #245, #244, #243, #242, #241, #240, #239, #238, #237, #236, #235, #234, #233, #232, #231, #230, #229, #228, #227, #226, #225, #224, #223, #222, #221, #220, #219, #218, #217, #216, #215, #214, #213, #212, #211, #210, #209, #208, #207, #206, #205, #204, #203, #202, #201, #200, #199, #198, #197, #196, #195, #194, #193, #192, #191, #190, #189, #188, #187, #186, #185, #184, #183, #182, #181, #180, #179, #178, #177, #176, #175, #174, #173, #172, #171, #170, #169, #168, #167, #166, #165, #164, #163, #162, #161, #160, #159, #158, #157, #156, #155, #154, #153, #152, #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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New magazine issue: “al-Balāgh Magazine #23″

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For prior magazine issues see: #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: al-Balāgh Magazine Issue #23

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: “Regarding the Recent Announcement By U.S. President Joe Biden”

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The recent announcement by the American President about withdrawing all forces from Afghanistan, no military solution to the Afghan problem, not returning to war with Taliban, not staying there forever, withdrawal not conditions-based, Doha agreement holding importance and meaning, and withdrawal in line with it, suggests that American officials have understood the Afghan situation to an extent and the efforts of warmongering circles have failed.

But as the withdrawal of forces is being delayed by several months and will be completed before September, we would like to declare the following:

– This decision is a clear violation of the Doha Agreement and non-compliance with its commitments.

– As this agreement was signed in the presence of United Nations and representatives of numerous world countries and organizations, and is currently being breached by America, it is imperative that all countries and organizations that were witnesses to the signing of this agreement exert pressure on America to implement its commitments and withdraw all forces from Afghanistan by the specified date.

– Despite the agreement and commitments, extending the ten-day six thousand prisoner release process to six months in the initial phase, followed by not releasing remaining prisoners in a three month period after the start of intra-Afghan negotiations, failing to terminate blacklists, committing over twelve hundred violations and finally delaying the withdrawal date of forces by several months, all makes evident to the world that America cannot be trusted nor is it committed to its pledges and promises.

– All sides should understand that the Islamic Emirate has so far complied with the agreement exceptionally well, has implemented it and considered it the sole solution to the conflict. Now as the agreement is being breached by America, it in principle opens the way for the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate to take every necessary countermeasure, hence the American side will be held responsible for all future consequences, and not the Islamic Emirate.

– The Islamic Emirate urges America and all occupying countries to stop making excuses for prolonging the war and to withdraw all their forces from Afghanistan immediately.

– The Islamic Emirate will under no circumstance ever relent on complete independence and establishment of a pure Islamic system, and remains committed to finding a peaceful solution to the Afghan problem following the complete and certain end of occupation.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

03/09/1442 Hijri Lunar

26/01/1400 Hijri Solar               15/04/2021 Gregorian

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