"Radical" young Muslim men reportedly trained to fly Boeing in Afghanistan

Al-Sharq al-Awsat, London ^ | 13 Sep 01 | Al-Sharq al-Awsat

[CommiesOut]

"Radical" young Muslim men reportedly trained to fly Boeing in Afghanistan
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Sep 13, 2001

Text of "Exclusive" report by Nuri Zadah: "Afghan pilot: 'We trained 14 young men to fly Boeing in camps,'" published by London-based newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat on 13 September

London, exclusive - Capt Rasul Parvaz, who requested that his family name not be published, has revealed in an interview with Al-Sharq al-Awsat somewhere inside Afghanistan that a group of 14 radical young Muslims received special training to fly civilian aircraft, including Boeing, of which the Afghan airlines "Ariana" has three.

Capt Rasul, who worked for the Afghan airlines for more than 25 years, said that the Taleban authorities forced him and four other veteran Ariana pilots to train a number of young Arab, Afghan and Pakistani men fighting alongside the movement [Taleban] or whose fathers are fighting alongside the Taleban.

The Afghan pilot pointed out that the training included theory classes, or, as known in the aviation field, "ground training". Then they were moved to a military airfield near Bamian.

The trainees received practical training in the air base in question through Capt Abdul Sattar, Capt Faiz, and a retired Pakistani general named Islam Khan.

Capt Rasul described the trainees as fanatic young men. He pointed out that seven of them spoke fluent English and were able during the training period to translate some books and booklets on flying techniques into the languages spoken in Afghanistan, such as Persian, Pashtu and Urdu.

Capt Rasul, who has been unemployed since Ariana ceased to operate in the wake of the embargo imposed by the United Nations on Afghanistan, revealed that the trainees in question left Afghanistan nearly a year ago, among them some holding European passports and nationalities.

Source: Al-Sharq al-Awsat, London, in Arabic 13 Sep 01

/BBC Monitoring/ © BBC.

[CommiesOut]

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[dennisw]

Some flight training was done here and some over there. Some of these killers had good training and some had excellent training and a good number of air hours. I know think all the commandos had flight training even if it was minimal for some. It's all about back up and redundancy. 

Some or all had extensive commando training and knife training. This training would logically have been done in Afghanistan

[Real Cynic No More]

"...the Taleban authorities forced him and four other veteran Ariana pilots to train a number of young Arab, Afghan and Pakistani men..."

First, this needs confirmation. If this bears out, the Taleban should be the first target. And it can't be merely a surgical strike. they must be decimated, blown to their god.

[hobbes1]

they must be decimated,

Yes....High yield Nuclear Warhead over Kabul....

Fu**in' Chickens.....Extra Crispy!

[BellStar]

and help us hunt those who did this to US down and yank them out by the roots!

[truth_eagle]

Capt Rasul, ... revealed that the trainees in question left Afghanistan nearly a year ago, among them some holding European passports and nationalities.

BINGO! These were the suspects flight training in Florida that said they were from Germany. They rented a home in June of last year.