NEFA Foundation: A Look Inside a Secret Taliban Training Camp
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has obtained exclusive video footage of a secret Taliban training camp located just north of the Afghan capital Kabul, excerpts of which were aired today by NBC News. The recording was made by NEFA consultant Claudio Franco, who watched firsthand as Taliban fighters demonstrated the detailed construction of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which their commander endorsed as his preferred method of attacking enemy forces. Asked if they would be ready to strike as "martyrdom volunteers" on targets in Western countries, the men responded, "Allah willing, we will, once we have defeated the infidels…. if we are still alive, we will go to other countries and push the infidels out from other Islamic countries." They also acknowledged that "there are mujahideen coming to us from various countries to carry out martyrdom missions... They are coming from Islamic countries, even from Europe, America, (Australia) and from all over the world, to train and, yes, also for suicide attacks."
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