{"id":733173,"date":"2021-09-09T07:21:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=733173"},"modified":"2021-09-09T07:21:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:21:27","slug":"report-highlights-13-of-the-top-terrorists-that-are-now-in-top-positions-in-taliban-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-highlights-13-of-the-top-terrorists-that-are-now-in-top-positions-in-taliban-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Highlights 13 Of The Top Terrorists That Are Now In Top Positions In Taliban Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-highlights-13-of-the-top-terrorists-that-are-now-in-top-positions-in-taliban-government%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=733173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Haqqani-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"e12o35pe0 css-1jo504w\" readability=\"40.851686349612\">\n<p>A new report from the Foundation for Defending Democracies (FDD) Long War Journal highlighted approximately two dozen terrorists and extremist-linked individuals that are now in senior positions in the Taliban\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes as the Biden administration has continued to face intense backlash over its debacle in Afghanistan, which culminated in 13 U.S. troops being killed in a suicide bombing and hundreds of Americans being abandoned in a nation now effectively controlled by terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Nine of the top individuals highlighted by the Long War Journal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2021\/09\/talibans-government-includes-designated-terrorists-ex-guantanamo-detainees.php\">report<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada<\/strong> is the current \u201cEmir of the Faithful,\u201d or top leader of the Taliban. He has served as the Taliban\u2019s emir since 2016. At some point during the jihad against the Soviets, Akhundzada reportedly fought within the ranks of the Hezb-e-Islami group led by the mujahideen commander Yunus Khalis. After the Taliban took over most of Afghanistan, ruling from 1996 to 2001, Akhundzada was a religious scholar, judge and head of the judiciary branch. As the top judicial figure, Akhundzada issued fatwas, or religious decrees, justifying all aspects of the Taliban\u2019s operations, including suicide attacks. His son, Hafiz Abdul Rahman, killed himself in a suicide attack against Afghan forces in Helmand province in 2017. Ayman al Zawahiri, the head of al Qaeda, swore allegiance to Akhundzada in 2016. The Taliban\u2019s \u201cEmir of the Faithful\u201d has never disavowed Zawahiri\u2019s oath.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund<\/strong> is the acting head of state. \u2026 During the Taliban\u2019s first regime from 1996 to 2001, Akhund served as the governor of Kandahar, foreign minister, and first deputy of the Taliban\u2019s council of ministers. On behalf of the Taliban\u2019s senior leadership, Akhund refused to turn over Osama bin Laden after al Qaeda carried out the August 1998 U.S. embassy bombings \u2014 the deadliest attack by bin Laden\u2019s network prior to 9\/11. \u201cWe will never give up Osama at any price,\u201d Akhund said, after the U.N. threatened to impose sanctions if bin Laden wasn\u2019t handed over. Akhund was sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council in Jan. 2001.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sirajuddin Haqqani<\/strong> is the acting interior minister. In that role, he will likely have great power within the Taliban\u2019s newly-resurrected Islamic Emirate. Indeed, Sirajuddin issued guidance to the Taliban\u2019s commissions and judges as the jihadists took over the country this year. Sirajuddin is the son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, who served as a commander in Yunus Khalis\u2019s Hezb-e-Islami group, but became more widely known as a notorious powerbroker in the region. Jalaluddin was the founder of the so-called Haqqani Network, which is an integral part of the Taliban. \u2026 Sirajuddin has worked closely with Al Qaeda throughout his career, so much so that it is often difficult to tell the Haqqanis and al Qaeda apart. A team of experts working for the United Nations Security Council recently reported that Sirajuddin may even be a member of al Qaeda\u2019s \u201cwider\u201d leadership. \u2026 The U.S. government has listed Sirajuddin as a specially designated global terrorist, offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his capture and prosecution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mullah Yaqoub<\/strong> is the acting defense minister. He is the son of Mullah Omar, the founder and first emir of the Taliban. Omar repeatedly refused to hand over Osama bin Laden to the U.S. both before and after the 9\/11 hijackings. \u2026 In a recent video blaming America for the 9\/11 hijackings, Yaqoub openly praised the Taliban\u2019s suicide squads, saying they will continue to play a leading role in the defense of the Islamic Emirate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar<\/strong> is the acting first deputy head of state. Baradar cofounded the Taliban with Mullah Omar, and served at the most senior levels within the Taliban between 1996 and 2001, including as deputy minister of defense. \u2026 Baradar was sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council in Feb. 2001.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi<\/strong> is the acting second deputy head of state. \u2026 He was sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council in Feb. 2001, as he served as the deputy minister of education for the Taliban at the time. Years later, beginning in 2007, the Taliban named him its shadow governor for Jawzjan province. He was also \u201cbelieved to be involved in drug trafficking,\u201d according to the U.N.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Khalil al Rahman Haqqani<\/strong> is the acting minister of refugees. \u2026 Khalil is a brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani and the uncle of Sirajuddin Haqqani. He has served as a key fundraiser, financier, and operational commander for the Haqqani Network. When the U.S. Treasury Department designated Khalil as a terrorist in 2011, it noted that he \u201cacted on behalf of\u201d al Qaeda\u2019s military, or \u201cShadow Army,\u201d in Afghanistan. In 2002, when the U.S. was hunting Osama bin Laden, Khalil deployed men \u201cto reinforce al Qaeda elements in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.\u201d The U.S. State Department\u2019s Rewards for Justice Program has offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his capture and prosecution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mullah Taj Mir Jawad<\/strong> is the acting first deputy of intelligence. Jawad was a leader in what the U.S. military used to refer to as the Kabul Attack Network, which pooled fighters and resources from the Taliban, Al Qaeda, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Islamic Jihad Union, the Turkistan Islamic Party, and Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin in order to conduct attacks in and around Kabul. \u2026 Jawad is a leader within the Haqqani Network.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qari Fasihuddin<\/strong> is the acting chief of army staff. An ethnic Tajik, Fasihuddin commanded the Taliban\u2019s forces in northern Afghanistan during the group\u2019s final conquest in the spring and summer of 2021. He also led Taliban troops during the recent offensive in the Panjshir Valley. Fasihuddin has served as the deputy head of the Taliban\u2019s military commission. He has ties to foreign jihadist groups such as the Turkistan Islamic Party and Jamaat Ansarullah, a Tajik terrorist organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked about the development during a press conference on Wednesday, which comes after the administration repeatedly said they were hoping the Taliban would be \u201cinclusive\u201d and include women in their government.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Biden thought he foreign policy moves were a success, Psaki did not answer the question, and instead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/09\/08\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-secretary-of-agriculture-tom-vilsack-and-national-economic-council-director-brian-deese-september-8-2021\/\">claimed<\/a> that the administration does not view the Taliban as \u201crespected and valued members of the global community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four of the five extremists that were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/four-taliban-members-released-from-gitmo-in-trade-for-bowe-bergdahl-now-part-of-hardline-afghan-government\">released<\/a> by Democrat President Barack Obama in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2020\/08\/28\/court-upholds-bowe-bergdahls-sentence-despite-trump-dirty-traitor-comments.html\">labeled<\/a> as a \u201ctraitor,\u201d are now in senior positions in the Taliban\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>The Long War Journal highlighted the four extremists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abdul Haq Wasiq<\/strong> is the acting director of intelligence. Wasiq was the deputy minister of security (intelligence) during the Taliban\u2019s first regime. He was sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council in Jan. 2001. The U.N. reported that Wasiq was a \u201clocal commander\u201d in Nimroz and Kandahar provinces before being promoted to deputy director general of intelligence prior to 9\/11. In that capacity, according to the U.N., Wasiq \u201cwas in charge of handling relations with al Qaeda-related foreign fighters and their training camps in Afghanistan.\u201d Wasiq\u2019s al Qaeda ties were also documented by JTF-GTMO\u2019s analysts. U.S. military-intelligence officials found that Wasiq \u201cutilized his office to support al Qaeda and to assist Taliban personnel elude capture\u201d in late 2001. Wasiq also \u201carranged for al Qaeda personnel to train Taliban intelligence staff in intelligence methods.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohammad Fazl<\/strong> is the deputy defense minister. Fazl had the same role, or a similar one, in the Taliban\u2019s first regime. \u2026 The U.N. found that Fazl \u201cwas at the Al-Farouq training camp established by al Qaeda.\u201d Fazl \u201chad knowledge that the Taliban provided assistance to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan\u2026in the form of financial, weapons and logistical support in exchange for providing the Taliban with soldiers.\u201d The IMU worked closely with al Qaeda at the time. \u2026 According to JTF-GTMO, Fazl had \u201coperational associations with significant al Qaeda and other extremist personnel.\u201d Fazl allegedly conspired with Abdul al-Iraqi, one of Osama bin Laden\u2019s chief lieutenants and the head of al Qaeda\u2019s Arab 055 Brigade, to \u201ccoordinate an attack\u201d on the Northern Alliance following the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud in Sept. 2001.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Khairullah Khairkhwa<\/strong> is the acting minister for information and culture. \u2026 According to JTF-GTMO, Khairkhwa was a close confidante of Mullah Omar prior to 9\/11. JTF-GTMO also cited intelligence linking Khairkhwa to Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi\u2019s camps in Herat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noorullah Noori<\/strong> is the acting minister of borders and tribal affairs. \u2026 Noori allegedly \u201cfought alongside al Qaeda as a Taliban military general, against the Northern Alliance\u201d and also \u201chosted al Qaeda commanders.\u201d Along with Mohammad Fazl (below), Noori was suspected of committing \u201cwar crimes,\u201d \u201cincluding the murder of thousands of Shiite Muslims\u201d prior to the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report from the Foundation for Defending Democracies (FDD) Long War Journal highlighted approximately two dozen terrorists and extremist-linked individuals that are now in senior positions in the Taliban\u2019s &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-733173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}