"Vanguards of Khorasan" Interview with Jordanian CIA Bomber "Abu Dujanah al-Khorasani"
By Evan Kohlmann
On September 26, 2009, the Al-Fajr Media Center -- the official logistical group responsible for distributing Al-Qaida propaganda online -- published the 15th issue of "Vanguards of Khorasan", a well-known propaganda magazine about the Afghan jihad. The magazine prominently featured an interview with "Abu Dujanah al-Khorasani", identified as one of the former administrators of the Al-Hesbah jihadi web forum, who had recently traveled to Afghanistan in hopes of joining the mujahideen. "Abu Dujanah" has since been identified as Humam al-Balawi, a young Jordanian doctor who was allegedly working as a CIA informant--and who carried out a devastating suicide bombing attack on Dec. 31 targeting a group of CIA agents at a U.S. outpost in the southeastern Afghan province of Khost.
A complete translation of the "Vanguards of Khorasan" interview with al-Balawi is now available at Flashpoint-intel.com.
Additionally, Al-Qaida's claim of responsibility for al-Balawi's attack (signed by Mustafa Abu al-Yazid) can be accessed via the NEFA Foundation website.