Who Controls the 13 Districts now?

Afghan Resistance Statement
Who Controls the 13 Districts now?
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Sha'aban 20, 1430 A.H, August 12, 2009

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

At least one or two weeks before the launching of operations in Helmand, the invaders had started on a propaganda, repeating their lies to media that only 13 district were under the control of the opposition (the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan); the remaining Afghanistan was under their control. Therefore, to re-capture the 13 districts from the hands of the opposition, they had to launch the military operations under the name of Khanjar Sword in Helmand province.

Then the world was witness to this hard fact that the military operations failed to achieve the target announced by the invaders; news of their failure is ringing all over the world. They not only could not re-capture the 13 districts but lost 3 more districts during the operations. Even more areas went out of their control. They faced tremendous casualties and losses, which have no precedence in the whole year.

Now after that which happened, it is surprising that the invaders still have the face to speak of more operations and what is the force, tactic and reason that they want to build on to materialize their objective. Lastly, with the realities on ground, how they claim to continue the current war for some more years.

The fact is that the invaders themselves witnessed the weaknesses of their scared, startled and terrified forces in Helmand and experienced historical defeats. Stories of their panic and cowardice were published in the mainstream media of the West but still in the field of propaganda, they are claiming that their forces will remain in Afghanistan for forty years if need be.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in response to these assertions of the British military authorities, says that with the spirit of your soldiers and the capability of your technology that you showed in Helmand last month, with the help of Allah (Swat), your forces will be trying to find the way of escape from our country within one year let alone remaining here for forty years. For the fourth time in a row, you will have to accept the bitter result of defeat in Afghanistan, Inshallaah (if God willing).

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan