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QUILL IAM however, they were ousted in 2001 by a joint U.S. and Northern Alliance effort. Mullah Omar has not been seen in public since that invasion. That reclusiveness helped him cultivate a charismatic mystique that aided Taliban cohesiveness for much of the past decade. However, recently it appears to be working against him. Though the Taliban is theoretically presided over by the Quetta Shura council, it may in fact have split into factions as well. A group of IMU fighters formerly allied to the Taliban recently declared their allegiance to IS on the grounds of Omar’s lack of visible authority 48 . There are strong divisions in attitudes to negotiation within the movement. There are ongoing unofficial talks in Oslo between Taliban members, female civil society and government representatives, to discuss the rights of women under a possible power sharing agreement - a significant concern for the architects of a prospective peace deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government. In the talks, the Taliban have indicated that they would allow female education, and that they would allow women to work in “male dominated professions”. However, such views are unlikely to hold true across the whole of the Taliban, which has seen divisions among its leadership about whether or not to participate in government proceedings before 49 . The Taliban was originally provided arms by the United State due to their opposition to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the weapons are still in the hands of many insurgents today. 50 Pakistan also supported the Taliban heavily during their 5-year control of Afghanistan, providing millions in aid money and ISI assistance. 51 Much of the Taliban's current finances come from drug trade. India 1. Ansar al-Tawhid fi Bilad al-Hind (AUT) acts within India and across the borders of Kashmir, though its precise location, whereabouts, and scope of activity is unknown: It is likely that group is based in Afghanistan, and it threatened India shortly before their consulate was attacked in Afghanistan in May, 2014. 52 It is unclear whether the group has successfully carried out any operations, or whether it is part of an umbrella group in Central and Southern Asia. In October 2013, the group released a video through its media arm in order to appeal to Indian Muslims. The video was titled, ‘In the Land of the Hind: Lions of India – ‘Usud 22
NEW AG EN T S OF GLOB AL JIHAD al Hind ‘’ and it stated that Muslims in India have been living under ‘fear and dread of the Hindus, who worship cows.’ It is uncertain exactly how many fighters occupy its ranks, and it is unclear whether or not these members overlap with other jihadi factions. The group is linked to AQIS, and it is likely that it receives funding from that source. 53 2. The Indian Mujahideen (IM) has engaged in several terrorist attacks in India and had regional aspirations with the ultimate aim of creating an “Islamic caliphate;” 54 The group has more regional than international aims. Investigators believe that the IM is one of many groups composed of lower-tier Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members. IM is linked by training to al-Qaeda in Pakistan. The IM has executed at least 11 major terrorist attacks. It is responsible for orchestrating a bombing that killed 16 people in Hyderabad in 2013, as well as a bomb blast in New Delhi’s high court that left 15 people dead in 2011. 55 The number of fighters in IM is unknown, but is expected to be growing rapidly. 56 IM secures funding from its affiliations with both AQ and IS. 57 3. Deendar Anjuman is an Islamist group based in Hyderabad, India: The group claims it is a response to mass Muslim conversion to Hinduism in the 1920s. The goals of its founder, Hazrath Syed Siddique Hussain, was that “All India will embrace Islam” and that India would be the capital for the next Islamic Caliphate. 58 The group has very little recent activity. Deendar Anjuman has claimed responsibility for the role of its followers in the church bombings in India in 2000. The group has committed robberies to secure funds for its activities. 59 23
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