NEFA Foundation: Taliban Claim Responsibility for Kabul Attacks
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new communiqué from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) claiming responsibility for the coordinated February 11, 2009 attack on the Ministry of Justice, the Directorate of Prisons, and the Ministry of Education in Kabul, which killed at least 26. According to the statement, "16 mujahideen from Al-Hamzah martyrdom group in Afghanistan Islamic Emirate launched a revengeful campaign for the prisoners who were killed by the hands of the crusaders and their mercenary agents in Pol-e-Charki prison during the days of the recent Eid Al-Adha. " Further, the statement claims that "8 mujahideen were martyred and 8 mujahideen went back without harm to their stations.”
An English translation of the Taliban claim can be downloaded from the NEFA Foundation website.