Sunday, May 6, 2007

MUST READ: AFGHANISTAN'S VETERAN JIHADI LEADER: AN INTERVIEW WITH QAZI MOHAMMAD AMIN WAQAD

Afghanistan's Veteran Jihadi Leader: An Interview with Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad
By Waliullah Rahmani


Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad is a former member of the Hizb-e-Islami leadership council, a party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Waqad was one of three key anti-Soviet leaders of the mujahideen and served as Hekmatyar's lieutenant. He is a graduate of the Islamic Law Faculty of Kabul University and is now a leading member of the National Front, an opposition group to Hamid Karzai's administration. Waqad recently spoke with Jamestown analyst Waliullah Rahmani in Kabul.

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Pertinent Links:

1) Afghanistan's Veteran Jihadi Leader: An Interview with Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad

2) Afghanistan's Veteran Jihadi Leader: An Interview with Qazi Mohammad Amin Waqad (pdf file)

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