The officers found the manual while searching the ruins of a suspected chemical processing site. Army and cia interrogation manuals are seven controversial military training manuals which were declassified by the pentagon in 1996. The manuals in question have been referred to by various media sources as the torture manuals. An analysis of their content lisa haugaard, latin america working group. Csi also provides the curator of the cias historical intelligence collection. Issues for congress congressional research service 1 he u. The spelling of personal names in cia writing follows transliteration systems generally agreed. The al qaeda manual the attached manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search of an al qaeda members home.
Intelligence literature central intelligence agency. Understanding the taliban and insurgency in afghanistan. He was transported by the cia from jordan to afghanistan on 8 january. It was a program to arm and finance the mujahideen fighters in afghanistan prior to and during the military intervention by the ussr. Afghanistan soon became a training ground for islamic activists and other radicals from the middle east and around asia. Pdf the taliban insurgency in afghanistan organization. Nov 06, 2012 the pentagon has released a 10yearold video showing the interrogation of osama bin ladens driver, a yemeni named salem hamdan.
This manual expands upon the information contained in fm 20. First and foremost, let it be stated that chaos industries assumes no responsibilities for any misuse of the information presented in this publication. On the heels of the nato invasion, the socalled neotaliban regrouped in 2002 evidencing important discontinuities with the old taliban of 19942001. Taliban operated in small groups in remote areas and carried out hitandrun attacks on isolated patrols.
Dec 10, 2014 al qaeda manual had its own description of torture techniques. Here you find a transcript of the cia file titled a study of assassination. The cia admits to waterboarding three people implicated in the september 11. Enhanced interrogation techniques or enhanced interrogation is a euphemism for the. Unclassifiedfor official use only afcp2009k00015 batch. The taliban, too, have learned something from their past mistakes. Cia worked with pak to create taliban india abroad news service, march 6, 2001 sanjay suri. Pdf usa, isi, al qaeda and taliban anatomy of grand us. Iraq howto manual directed arab military operatives in. Once a topsecret training manual for cia field agents in the early cold war era of the 1950s, the official cia manual of trickery and deception is now available to the general public. Read through the field manual in order to glean an insiders look at the guidelines and mindset that shaped the outcome of one of the worlds most divisive conflictsstraight from the group that fought at the forefront of allied operations. Cia psychological operations in guerrilla warfare a tactical manual for the revolutionary. The taliban s refusal to extradite bin laden not its atrocious human rights recordled to. The manual was translated into english and was introduced earlier this.
The department is only providing the following selected text from the manual because it does not want to aid in educating terrorists or encourage further acts of terrorism. Training of crewmembers took place during the period 200809. Nov 24, 20 cia analyst training handbook 2000 pdf 148 points by stfu on nov 24, 20. Declassified army and cia manuals declassified army and cia manuals used in latin america. As the taliban went on the offensive in late 2005 and 2006, they massed in large numbers near population centers and launched frontal assaults on heavily fortified positions. Close combat without and with weapons as taught at soe sts 103 the curriculum presented here is the actual training syllabuses used at the special operations executive soe special training school 103 sts 103 or unofficially called camp x which was located between whitby and oshawa, ontario province, canada.
First published by the central intelligence agency and distributed to the contras in central america. Read the full declassified manual straight from the cia here. This has been disputed by officials representing the united states government. Special operations forces sof and cia paramilitary operations. Manuals kubark counterintelligence interrogation this 127page report, classified secret, was drafted in july 1963 as a comprehensive guide for training interrogators in the art of obtaining intelligence from resistant sources. The recovered taliban manual proved to be a treasure trove of information on taliban standard operating procedures as well as a glimpse at the unorthodox means by which they govern themselves. The document is classified secretnoforn no foreign nationals and is for. This simple sabotage field manual strategic services provisionalis published for the information and guidance of all concerned and will be used as the basic doctrine for strateic services training for this subject. The key policy issues and dilemmas by vanda felbabbrown fellow, 21st century defense initiative, foreign policy, the brookings institution and. President reagan had seen an expansion of the reagan doctrine, which aided antisoviet resistance movements. Alqaeda training manual open pdf 4 mb the manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search of an al qaeda members home.
Us military and cia interventions since world war ii, london. The united states original goal in afghanistan was to provide aid and work with the taliban as if they were another political faction. Qaeda and the taliban before american forces began to. The official cia manual of trickery and deception pdf. The attached manual was located by the manchester england. Us ordnance that damaged the site caused the handbooks burn marks. The central intelligence agency cia worked in tandem with pakistan to create the monster that is today afghanistans ruling taliban, a leading us expert on south asia said here. In 2001, us intelligence officers picked up this alqaida training manual outside kandahar, afghanistan.
Over the last three decades, our product portfolio has expanded immensely to include qualification and application based training materials. Taliban say they shot down us military plane carrying cia. Some prime examples are listed in section two of the manual, with regards to the. The adaptation has been tactical as well as strategic. Nonprofits and grantmakers need to know a plainlanguage guide to executive order 224, the patriot act, embargoes and sanctions, irs rules, treasury department voluntary guidelines, and usaid requirements. Cia assassin and torture manual s back assassinations back torture. An amazing historical artifact, thisa eyeopening handbook offered stepbystep instructions to covert. Central intelligence agency cia, and federal bureau of.
The afghan taliban with whom the united states is officially in conflict is. United states central command centcom was tasked with developing the afghan war plan. Home the nco leadership center of excellence al qaeda training manual. Evolving terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures ttp. Enhanced interrogation techniques amnesty international usa. Special operations forces sof and cia paramilitary. Since the 1970s, the cia has engaged in multiple operations in afghanistan. Cia analyst training handbook 2000 pdf hacker news. Our products have been written specifically to the syllabus and are designed to steer the learner around the required software features needed to pass the assessments. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
The video, recorded shortly after his capture in afghanistan 2001. The manual was translated into english and was introduced earlier this year at the embassy bombing trial in new york. Oct 20, 2009 109yearold veteran and his secrets to life will make you smile short film showcase duration. February 18, 1997 on september 20, 1996, the pentagon released to the public seven training manuals prepared by the u.
The taliban considered this regime responsible for a continuing civil war and the deterioration of security in country, as well as discrimination against pashtuns. Jul 06, 2006 the training manual warns, in stark howto terms, of the dangers of information leaks, and instructs arab operatives inside afghanistan to dress like afghan tribesmen, to avoid being followed. In 1997, two additional cia manuals were declassified in response to a freedom of information act foia request filed by the baltimore sun. Warweary afghans initially welcomed the taliban, which promoted. The handbook further stated that it is cia policy to neither participate. Kubarka cia codename for itselfdescribes the qualifications of a successful interrogator. Pdf cia s most wanted dogs download full pdf book download. Declassified army and cia manuals latin america working group. The first major operation, code named operation cyclone, began in 1979. The central intelligence agency is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal. Cia best practices in counterinsurgency wikileaks release. December 18, 2014 this is a secret cia document assessing highvalue targeting hvt programs worldwide for their impact on insurgencies. Evolving terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures ttp migration across south asia, caucasus, and the middle east introduction in the last thirty years, south asia, caucasus and the middle east regions have seen an increase in the number of theaters of terrorism and insurgency. A basic reference for spelling, compounding, and other instructions for all eight editions is the us.
They will inspect your book and then present you with the junior secret service agent badge and certificate. Following the end of the cold war, the cias training budget was slashed. This unsigned and undated estimated publication date. Winner of the 2018 national book critics circle award for nonfiction longlisted for the 2018 national book award for nonfiction from the pulitzer prizewinning author of ghost wars, the epic and enthralling.
Al qaeda manual had its own description of torture techniques. The taliban have said that they shot down an american military plane carrying cia officers. Cia has been committed to providing quality and userfriendly ecdl resources for a number of years. Cia training has been involved in developing training resources of the highest quality since 1985. Nov 03, 2014 the official cia manual of trickery and deception has been available to the general public since 2010, and it should be in your pocket right now this declassified, cold warera training manual. Theyre supporting mercenary armies of more than 12,000 men against sandinista nicaragua. Cia worked with pakistan to create taliban see end for comment from emperors clothes editor london. Intelligence capabilities of alqaeda and taliban fighters. Dec 31st, 1953 19page typewritten file was part of a collection of cia documents pertaining to operations pbfortune and pbsuccess and was declassified under the freedom of information act on may 15, 1997. Csi also provides the curator of the cias historical intelligence collection of literature. Tehreek e taliban pakistan ttp issues guidebook for. Close combat without and with weapons as taught at soe. Evolving terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures.
The manual was found in a computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. The contents of this manual should be carefully controlled and should not be al10wedto come into unauthorized hands. The cia stated that it had expressed concern over bin laden and his involvement with the taliban even before the 1998 truck bombings of two united states embassy buildings in east africa that resulted in over two hundred casualties. The taliban insurgency in afghanistan organization, leadership and worldview technical report pdf available february 2010 with 2,783 reads how we measure reads. When you complete the activities listed on the next page, go with an adult to the wallace visitor center to hand in your training manual to any of the park rangers, tour guides, or front desk staff. Close combat without and with weapons as taught at soe sts 103.
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