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The Role of IEDs In The Current Conflict (An Interview with Qari
Khairullah Muneeb)
Thursday, 02 September 2010 12:10 abdullah

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

Dand district is very closely located to the South of Kandahar city, and some parts of the city come under the
administrative control of the Dand district. To the East of Dand lies the district of Pangwai, to the South is the
desert, and to the West lays Kandahar Airport.

The proximity of this district to Kandahar city renders this area of vital strategic importance, both in this Jihad
and the previous Jihad. The area assumes particular military importance both as an offensive strategic point
and a defensive one. Offensively, it serves as a vital “launching point”  in any military offensive against
Kandahar city, while defensively, it is a natural theatre of operation in defending Kandahar city. It is for these
reasons that foreign invaders have always paid particular attention to securing this area, and continue to
launch unabated operations to gain control of the area. Despite their immense numbers, the invading forces
have failed to seize this area, turning this area into a graveyard for the U.S-NATO invaders forces. Invaders
forces and mainstream media outlets admit, that despite their best efforts they continue to suffer heavy
casualties, largely due to the placement of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's). In investigating what other
tactics the Mujahideen are employing to wreak havoc in the enemy ranks, we report a brief interview with Qari
Khairullah Muneeb, the Islamic Emirate’s appointed commander for IED units, in the Dand area.

Alemara: Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu

Qari Khairullah Muneeb: Wa ‘alaykum Assalaam wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu

Alemara: Dear Mr. Muneeb, could you please introduce yourself?

Qari Khairullah Muneeb: Praise be to God, Lord of all creation. Peace and prayers be upon our Prophet
Muhammad, his household, and his companions all together.

“And indeed whosoever takes revenge after he has suffered wrong, for such there is
no way (of blame) against them.” (Al-Shura: 41)

My name is Qari Khairullah Muneeb, my colleagues call me Muneeb. I am a resident of the Spin Boldak district
of Kandahar province, and I am currently serving as a commander of the Islamic Emirate’s for the IED units in
the Dand district of Kandahar province.

Alemara: Could you give us some information on your activities and objectives in the Dand district.

Qari Khairullah Muneeb: In my capacity as the head of the IED units in the Dand district, we have formulated
a carefully thought out plan to halt any enemy advancement into the district. The various sectors of the
district, including Biad, Mia Dost and Ashraaf, have been divided into 37 sections, with 37 Mujahideen Brigades
each one responsible for their respective areas. Each of these brigades is required to exercise their utmost
vigilance and determination to stop any incursions into our territories.

Alemara: In the past few months that you have been active in the Dand district, what have the Mujahideen
achieved? can you please enlighten us on this point?

Qari Khairullah Muneeb: Since our operations in the region began in April, 2010, so far we have recorded at
least 91 major IED attacks in the various parts of Dand, which have caused severe distress to the enemy
forces. Most of our IED attacks are aimed at the enemy’s armoured vehicles, however we also emplace anti-
personnel mines when faced with ground troops. So far these tactics have proved very successful and have
caused wide spread dismay in enemy ranks. We have published a brief report of these operations in a
calendar format. This calendar, which is easily accessible, provides detailed records of the type attack, the
date of attack, and the names of the Mujahideen brigades responsible for the attack.

Alemara: The American invading forces have openly admitted that around two-thirds of their casualties are
the result of IED attacks. Similarly, IED attacks play a central role in breaking the enemy’s morale and their will
to resist. Have IED's been an important part of your tactics, and do you plan to expand the use of these
improvised weapons?

Qari Khairullah Muneeb: Yes, recent military experiments in various parts of the country have shown that
IED's, when supplementing ground assault troop manoeuvres, play an important role in defeating the enemy
troops. Consequently, the Islamic Emirate has begun to expand its use of IED warfare and in all the major
theatres of operations, separate chain of command for IED units have been established. In addition, our

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Mujahideen are being provided with equipment and training, which enables them to emplace IED's as
professionally as possible.

Alemara: Recently, the enemy forces declared a ban on certain chemical material, viewed as important
ingredients for IED's, and are rigorously trying to stop the transport of these materials. The enemy claims they
have been very successful in thwarting your plans. Have these restrictions impeded your operations?

Qari Khairullah Muneeb: No, Alhamdulillah, the enemy has tried these measures in the past few years, but
has failed to impede our ability to prepare and place these devices. This is because we utilise very simple and
easily accessible material for our IED's.

This is the special favour of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, that in return for the e n e m y’s sophisticated
technology, He has given us the ability and opportunities that all our Mujahideen are able to easily assemble
these mines for emplacement. The fact that, both in Dand and other parts of the country, these IED attacks
have multiplied over the past few months, is clear proof that the enemy’s measures have not produced any
tangible results. Already in the Dand area we have placed remote-controlled mines in all the different routes
available to the enemy, and we have prepared a further 300 hundred mines in case of emergency. This is
sufficient proof of the abundance of our resources.

Alemara: In the Jihad against the Soviets, the anti-tank mines employed by the Mujahideen were very
powerful. What is the strength of your mines? Are they sufficient to destroy enemy armoured vehicles?

Qari Khairullah Muneeb: Yes, part of our job involves making carefully customised mines able to penetrate
the vehicles that we target. In recent times the enemy has increasingly fortified their armoured vehicles but
the Mujahideen equalled their challenge by proportionately increasing the strength of their IED's, thus
thwarting yet another of the enemy’s plans.

Alemara: If I may ask you this last question; the enemy is always propagating the claim that the IED's placed
by the Mujahideen actually do more damage to the Afghan civilians than they do to the coalition enemy forces.
What is your response regarding this?

Qari Khairullah Muneeb: As the masses have recognised U.S-NATO invaders forces propaganda of committing
the crimes themselves and putting the blame on the Mujahideen. One of the reasons why the Mujahideen
enjoy the support and trust of the Afghan people is precisely because we pay great attention to preventing
any harm to the ordinary Afghan civilians.

Mujahideen remote-controlled mines are placed with a great care of planning and consideration, and always
produce the preconceived results. As for the pressure-plated IED's, the Mujahideen only place them at night,
when they have sure intelligence that the enemy is approaching. In those moments, the people are informed
well in advance not to venture outside at night until the break of dawn, especially since the enemy might
assault their houses.

Alhumdulillah, over the years the civilians have familiarised themselves with Mujahideen tactics and civilian
casualties from Mujahideen hands has become non-existent.

Alemara: W e t h a n k y o u o n c e a g a i n f o r s h a r i n g y o u r v a l u a b l e t i m e w i t h us. Assalaamu Alaikum wa

Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu

                     Qari Khairullah Muneeb: Wa ‘alaykum Assalaam wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu

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