Pro–Violent Jihad

Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, LeT founder and leader, 2012

Date
2012
Name of Author
Muhammad Hafiz Saeed
Body

“This is the same jihad which caused the USSR to break [in Afghanistan] and now America is failing because of it. Analysts and journalists don’t realize why America is failing, the only reason is jihad.”Bill Roggio, “‘We Do Jihad,’ Says Lashkar-e-Taiba Emir Hafiz Saeed,” Long War Journal, April 7, 2012, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/04/we_do_jihad_lashkar.php.

Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, LeT founder and leader, 1999

Date
1999
Name of Author
Muhammad Hafiz Saeed
Body

“…jihad is not about Kashmir only…about fifteen years ago, people might have found it ridiculous if someone told them about the disintegration of the USSR. Today, I announce the break-up of India, Insha-Allah. We will not rest until the whole [of] India is dissolved into Pakistan.”Ashley J. Tellis, “The Menace That Is Lashkar-e-Taiba,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 3, March 2012, http://carnegieendowment.org/files/LeT_menace.pdf.

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Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, LeT founder and leader, 1998

Date
1998
Name of Author
Muhammad Hafiz Saeed
Body

“…many Muslim organizations are preaching and working on the missionary level inside and outside Pakistan . . . but they have given up the path of jihad altogether. The need for jihad has always existed and the present conditions demand it more than ever.”Ashley J. Tellis, “The Menace That Is Lashkar-e-Taiba,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 8, March 2012, http://carnegieendowment.org/files/LeT_menace.pdf.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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