Yousef Ahmadi

Qari Mohammad Yousef Ahmadi is one of the two Taliban spokesmen, the other being Zabiullah Mujahid. In 2006, Ahmadi contacted Reuters, the Associated Press, Canadian Press and Afghan Islamic Press by satellite phone to offer Taliban messages regarding southern Afghanistan.

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, , August 18 2008Cohen, Toby. Canadian Press, , September 9 2008Cohen, Toby. Canadian Press, , September 9 2008Cohen, Toby. Canadian Press, , September 4 2008

His byline also appears on English-language internet postings claiming to report insurgent activity. Examples are:

• , Kavkaz Centre web page, June 23, 2008
• , Anti-Imperialist forums, July 7, 2008
• , Jihad Fields web......
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