From the archive record
This archival footage features Salahuddin Khalid, a Pakistani national, speaking during a period of official custody, offering a first-person historical account of his past involvement in regional militancy. In the interview, he states that at the age of 42, he had earlier joined Afghan resistance forces during the Soviet–Afghan conflict, and over time became associated with multiple organizations operating across Afghanistan and the region. He describes traveling to Srinagar with the stated aim of increasing militancy, before later returning to Herat and Kabul, where he claims to have aligned himself with the Taliban. Khalid explains that his decision, according to his account, was rooted in his religious education and ideological beliefs, and he asserts that the Taliban sought to establi