Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad

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The Encyclopedia of the Afghan Jihad
Original titleموسوعة الجهاد الأفغاني
CountryPakistan
LanguageArabic
GenreReference work
Pages8,000+

The Encyclopedia of the Afghan Jihad (Arabic: موسوعة الجهاد الأفغاني, tr: Mawsuat al-Jihad al-Afghani) is a multivolume encyclopedia describing diverse weapons in Arabic.[1] It was first published in Pakistan in late 1992 or early 1993.[2] The encyclopedia consists of more than 8,000 pages[2]—an abridged version has been reduced to approximately 1,000 pages[1]—and has been divided into 11 volumes.[3]

An electronic version of the original, full-length encyclopedia was discovered in the possession of a group of Muslim militants in Belgium in the 1990s.[2] Since then, several copies have been found; one was found in the possession of Abu Hamza al-Masri, a Muslim cleric who controlled the Finsbury Park Mosque in London,[4] and another was recovered from Osama bin Laden's headquarters in Kandahar.[1]

Outline[]

The first volume deals with explosives, the second with first aid, and the last volume teaches the use of small arms, including anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank arms, and artillery.[3] such as:

  1. Explosives
  2. First aid
  3. Pistols, revolvers
  4. Bombs, mines
  5. Security intelligence
  6. Tactics practiced
  7. Weapons
  8. Tanks
  9. Close fighting
  10. Topography area survey
  11. Armament

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Argamon, Shlomo; Howard, Newton (15 July 2009). Computational Methods for Counterterrorism. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH. p. 306. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-01141-2. ISBN 978-3-642-01140-5.
  2. ^ a b c Gerecht, Reuel Marc (2001). "The Terrorists' Encyclopedia". Middle East Quarterly: 73–85. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Chris Eskridge's Criminal Justice Classes and More". University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ Milmo, Cahal (8 February 2006). "Cleric gets seven years in jail for soliciting murder". The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2019.


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