Stenersen, Anne (2009). Are the Afghan Taliban Involved in International Terrorism?. CTC Sentinel, Vol. 2, Issue 9:1-5.
(2009).CTC Sentinel
In a video aired on ABC News in June 2007, Afghan Taliban commander Mansour Dadullah is shown speaking to a group of around 300 masked men. The men are presented as “suicide bombers” about to go on missions in Western countries, in particular to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany.1 The video created considerable media attention, but was soon dismissed as “jihadist bravado” rather than representing a genuine threat. Two years after it was aired, the Afghan Taliban have yet to put Dadullah’s words into action.