Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad

The Encyclopedia of the Afghan Jihad (Arabic: موسوعة الجهاد الأفغاني, tr: Mawsuat al-Jihad al-Afghani) is a multivolume encyclopedia describing diverse weapons in Arabic.^[1] It was first published in Pakistan in late 1992 or early 1993.^[2] The encyclopedia consists of more than 8,000 pages^[2]—an abridged version has been reduced to approximately 1,000 pages^[1]—and has been divided into 11 volumes.^[3]

The Encyclopedia of the Afghan Jihad

Original title	موسوعة الجهاد الأفغاني
Language	Arabic
Genre	Reference work
Publication place	Pakistan
Pages	8,000+

An electronic version of the original, full-length encyclopedia was discovered in the possession of a group of Muslim militants in Belgium in the 1990s.^[2] Since then, several copies have been found; one was found in the possession of Abu Hamza al-Masri, a Muslim cleric who controlled the Finsbury Park Mosque in London,^[4] and another was recovered from Osama bin Laden's headquarters in Kandahar.^[1]

Outline

The first volume deals with explosives, the second with first aid, and the last volume teaches the use of small arms, including anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank arms, and artillery.^[3] such as:

1. Explosives
2. First aid
3. Pistols, revolvers
4. Bombs, mines
5. Security intelligence
6. Tactics practiced
7. Weapons
8. Tanks
9. Close fighting
10. Topography area survey
11. Armament