Qari Mohammad Yousuf

Qari Mohammad Yousuf

A reputed Taliban spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yousef contacted Reuters, the Associated Press, Canadian Press and Afghan Islamic Press by satellite phone in 2006 to offer Taliban messages regarding Southern Afghanistan. [ [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/archive/archive?ArchiveId=19372 al-Jazeera, quoting Reuters] , March 2006] [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12909608/ MSN, quoting AP] , May 2006] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5349330.stm BBC, quoting AIP] , September 2006] [ [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/923286 TVNZ, quoting Reuters] , 10 December 2006]

In August 2008, his name began appearing once again, as the focus of a number of Canadian Press interviews with Toby Cohen, in which he advised Canadians that they should elect a Prime Minister who would remove Canadian troops in Afghanistan.Toronto Star, [http://www.thestar.com/article/480326 Pull out or else, Taliban warns Canada] , August 18 2008] Cohen, Toby. Canadian Press, [http://start.shaw.ca/start/enCA/News/NationalNewsArticle.htm?src=n090945A.xml Taliban urges next Canadian prime minister to pull troops out of Afghanistan] , September 9 2008] Yussef is iquoted as saying that "the election is being held in Canada. That is why our attacks on Canadians are increased".Cohen, Toby. Canadian Press, [http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2008/09/09/6713831-cp.html Taliban is watching the Cdn election] , September 9 2008] He is also alleged to have said that the Taliban "don't want to fight with Canadians. Actually we want to create friendship with Canadians". [Cohen, Toby. Canadian Press, [http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2008/09/04/6660641-cp.html Ramp ceremony for 3 slain Cdn. soldiers] , September 4 2008]

His byline also appears on English-language internet postings claiming to report insurgent activity. Examples are:
* [http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2008/06/23/9878.shtml Martyrdom Operation kills 8 terrorists of spatial force and wounded a munafiq commander in Helmand] , Kavkaz Centre web page, June 23, 2008
* [http://www.anti-imperialist.info/vb/showthread.php?t=3276 Munafiq commander and 3 puppet police terrorists killed in Badghis 1/7/08] , Anti-Imperialist forums, July 7, 2008
* [http://jihadfields.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/jihad-news-updates-afghan-mujahideen-attacks-on-17th-july/ In 14 landmines explosions 32 British invader terrorists killed in Helmand] , Jihad Fields web log, July 17, 2008

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