Exclusive: NEFA Dossier on Al-Qaida's Shaykh Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has released a new dossier I have authored examining the role of Shaykh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid (a.k.a. “Shaykh Saeed”), appointed in May 2007 as “the overall head of al-Qaida Organization in Afghanistan.” According to Al-Qaida’s official As-Sahab Media Wing, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid personally “took part in founding al-Qaida in 1989, and is a member of the Shura council of Qaida al-Jihad.” Considered quite close to Al-Qaida Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Yazid has likewise been implicated by other Al-Qaida members in sworn testimony as playing a critical role in the financing and coordination of Al-Qaida’s international terrorist operations. Allegedly, al-Yazid even assisted in financing the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
The dossier can be downloaded from the NEFA Foundation website.