Noun
a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad
Source: WordNetsome call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists Source: Internet
ABU HAMZA al-Masri, the militant imam of Finsbury Park Mosque in North London, once told a young Briton: "After Afghanistan, Yemen is the most suitable country for training mujahedin." Source: Internet
His official biography says he stayed on as an officer during the mujahedin government, has a discrete gap for the five years of Taleban rule, and then says he had a minor position in the ministry in 2002. Source: Internet
Moqbel was appointed chief of police of Parwan province in 1994 during the mujahedin government of Burhanuddin Rabbani. Source: Internet
Kuchi, a former senior mujahedin and Taleban commander, was detained in Guantanamo, but ‘reconciled’ on his release in 2004 and is now a member of the High Peace Council, although not a particularly active one. Source: Internet
This is underpinned by a so-called ‘amnesty law’ for war crimes and mass human rights violations jointly passed by parliament in 2010 by former mujahedin, communist and even Taleban politicians. Source: Internet