In a video found in western Afghanistan, the Taliban have threatened five Western countries who have troops in Afghanistan. The United States, Spain, France, Denmark and Australia are all targeted in the threat. Here's some of the details from the article at Nasdaq:
Now, the Taliban threatening these countries OUTSIDE of Afghanistan is a bit of a stretch since the Taliban aren't exactly known for their far-reaching networks of jihadists but of course, their threats inside of Afghanistan are fairly realistic.
You may see this as a bit odd in that countries like Spain and France and Denmark are threatened while we see no reference to Canada or Britain who are actually inside of Afghanistan in bigger numbers and who have done a lot more damage to the Taliban, but this video appears to be from a Taliban-linked group out of western Afghanistan which means it really hasn't much contact with the Brits or the Canadians due to their deployment primarily in the southern provinces of Afghanistan.
The Taliban has threatened to stage attacks on five Western nations deploying troops in Afghanistan in a video discovered by Spanish security forces, a local radio station said Wednesday.
The United States, Spain, France, Denmark and Australia are warned in the 42- minute video along with Israel, news radio Cadena Ser said.
It "threatens NATO and U.S. troops with attacks against their interests inside and outside of Afghan territory if they do not withdraw from Afghanistan," the radio said.
Now, the Taliban threatening these countries OUTSIDE of Afghanistan is a bit of a stretch since the Taliban aren't exactly known for their far-reaching networks of jihadists but of course, their threats inside of Afghanistan are fairly realistic.
You may see this as a bit odd in that countries like Spain and France and Denmark are threatened while we see no reference to Canada or Britain who are actually inside of Afghanistan in bigger numbers and who have done a lot more damage to the Taliban, but this video appears to be from a Taliban-linked group out of western Afghanistan which means it really hasn't much contact with the Brits or the Canadians due to their deployment primarily in the southern provinces of Afghanistan.
Taliban Threatens West In Video Message - Spanish Radio
MADRID (AFP)--The Taliban has threatened to stage attacks on five Western nations deploying troops in Afghanistan in a video discovered by Spanish security forces, a local radio station said Wednesday.
The United States, Spain, France, Denmark and Australia are warned in the 42- minute video along with Israel, news radio Cadena Ser said.
It "threatens NATO and U.S. troops with attacks against their interests inside and outside of Afghan territory if they do not withdraw from Afghanistan," the radio said.
Cadena Ser said the video was distributed on Nov. 14, five days after two Spanish soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb attack on their convoy in western Afghanistan.
In the opening minutes of the video, posted on the radio station's Web site, the flags of the six threatened nations and that of the U.N. are suddenly engulfed in flames and then replaced by a solitary Islamic flag.
A man who is thought to be a Taliban leader and surrounded by four armed men, is then shown speaking in Dari, a dialect of Persian widely spoken in Afghanistan. The faces of the five men are covered.
Spanish security forces have given "total credibility" to the video, which is believed to have been produced in northern Afghanistan and then broadcast on a jihadist television channel, the radio station said.
It was not clear when the video was recorded.
The authors of the video belong to an ethnically mixed group that is directed by the leader of the Taliban, Shaikh Abd al-Basit, and are considered "very aggressive and dangerous", Cadena Ser reported.
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