‘Indians advised not to stay together’

Cultivating basic necessary vegetables. We also have enough space in our compound but we don’t have much experience in it. And not enough time... Mostly we eat roti here. Green tea is also special. Whenever some brothers gather together, green tea is must.”

‘LANGUAGE IS A BARRIER’

“I read.. on an international news channel that mujahideen are leaving khilafah (caliphate) because of less salary. So funny.

“The fact is there is no salary in khilafah. Andthereisnotasinglematureguywithout a job. Either in police or medical... or army units . ... the Ameer in charge wants to put us in different departments because everyone ofusareeducatedandcapabletocontrolthe system. But language is a barrier...

“Major income is ghanimah... war booty. What we get after defeating the enemies in war and conquering their lands. This is divided among the mujahideen. So you do not know when the rizq (provision) from Allah comes. Sometimes big amount, sometimes less... Other source of income is kafala (a sponsorship system for migrants), which is paid for every person, male and female and child in time periods like one month or so. Some people do their own business like selling cakes, weapons etc and make income.”

‘DRONES, JETS ALMOST 24/7’

“We wear only Islamic dress... There are no luxuries here. Local people might not even know what luxury is. There is no tension for anyone even if your area is surrounded by (the) murtad (a Muslim who has rejected Islam) army... In the past few months, we were able (to) participate in jihad...

“Land attacks happen once in two or three months in one border. There will be war all the time either near or in far places. But airstrikes happen very often. Almost 24/7, there would be drones or fighter jets.”

(TOMORROW: ‘HISTORY WILL REPEAT. PAKISTAN IS FOLLOWING THE PATH OF IRAQ’)