Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad

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]

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

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. 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. Gerecht, Reuel Marc (2001). "The Terrorists' Encyclopedia". Middle East Quarterly: 73–85. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. "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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