A Message From Afghanistan To The Mujahideen Of Mali: ‘You Are Defending Your Religion And Country, And We Hope You Will Achieve Your Goal’

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On April 29, 2026, an Arabic-language audio message by one Mullah Mohammad Osman Ayubi, a resident of Kunar province in Afghanistan, expressing support for the mujahideen in Mali, was posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Ayubi says that the flag of Islam will once again be raised in Mali and the mujahideen will be victorious. Addressing the mujahideen of Mali, he says: “You are defending your religion and country, and we hope you will achieve your goal.”

When the jihadi organizations like Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) recently advanced toward the capital of Mali and captured some areas, supporters of the Afghan Taliban and jihadi groups in Afghanistan produced a lot of propaganda in support of these developments.

News of the situation in Mali and videos of jihadi groups were constantly circulated on social media networks. Some Taliban supporters even were seen congratulating each other saying that the Malian government will soon fall. It is in this context that the short audio message was released on X.

The one-minute 44-second message was released by “the Intellectual Structure Foundation.” Speaking in Arabic, Muhammad Osman Ayubi tells the Malian mujahideen that they have begun jihad in favor of Islam, and soon, with the blessings of the blood of their martyrs, the flag of Islam will once again be raised in the country of 11th-century leader of the Almoravid dynasty Yusuf ibn Tashfin, i.e., in Mali.

He adds that this is a message of brotherhood and love sent to the Malian mujahideen on behalf of the mujahideen nation of Afghanistan as a sign of support.

The short audio does not provide information about the speaker Mullah Muhammad Osman Ayubi. There is an Afghan Taliban commander in Kunar named Haji Osman, whose surname is Turabi, who was appointed as the governor of Kunar by the Taliban, but it is not clear whether this message is from this person or someone else.

It is possible that this is a member of the Taliban, but because the Taliban are trying to distance themselves from international jihadi groups, they have not given a picture or other information about the person.

Source: X.com, April 29, 2026.