"We have plenty of evidence we had a number of suicide attacks carried out by people who had been in the army, trusted because they were affiliated."
"War is deceit," Muhammad said." "Ex-UN official says Taliban infiltrating Afghan forces," from BBC News, October 4:
The Taliban have infiltrated the Afghan army and police, a recently-retired United Nations official has warned.
Dr Antonio Maria Costa, former head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said Taliban sleeper cells had been set up inside the security forces.
They had already carried out a number of attacks and were planning further attacks on Nato-led troops, he said.
A spokesman for the coalition forces said infiltration was a rare problem and most Afghan troops were loyal.
Dr Costa's comments come as the coalition is preparing to hand over control of the country's security to Afghan forces by 2014, the BBC's Gerry Northam reports.
Meeting the handover target in four years requires 141,000 new recruits to be found within a year - more than the current size of the Afghan army.
There are fears that the Taliban are taking the opportunity to enlist insurgents into the ranks.
Dr Costa, who ran the UN Office on Drugs and Crime until August, says enemy infiltrators are already in place.
"We have plenty of evidence we had a number of suicide attacks carried out by people who had been in the army, trusted because they were affiliated," Dr Costa told the BBC.
"Certainly there are sleeping cells, certainly there are individuals who are waiting for instruction to hit and that is one of the biggest problem, which we have seen in Afghanistan as of late."
In January, the Taliban said one of its fighters had infiltrated the Afghan army to carry out an attack which killed seven CIA operatives in Afghanistan.
And in November last year, an Afghan policeman shot dead five British troops in the southern province of Helmand.
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Here is just a few things that the Qur'an says about unbelievers -
"Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure" (except for maybe those who are fearful of it). 70:27-28
Disbelievers will enter hell with frantic with fear, knowing they will be tortured forever by Allah. 70:36, 44
Allah sent Noah to warn people about the painful doom he was planning to send. (It didn't work out well; Allah sent it anyway.) 71:1
Noah asked Allah to drown all the disbelievers. 71:26
The fires of hell will be fueled with the bodies of idolators and unbelievers. They will experience an ever-greater torment. 72:15-17
Those who disobey Allah and his messenger will dwell forever in the fire of hell. 72:23
Allah will take care of the deniers. He will tie them up, burn them in a raging fire, and feed them food that chokes them. 73:11-13
The last day will be a day of anguish for disbelievers. 74:9-10
Those who are stubborn to Allah's revelations will face a fearful doom. 74:16-17
Allah has appointed angels to tend the Fire and has prepared stumbling blocks for those who disbelieve. He sends some people (whoever he wants) astray. 74:31
Those who pay attention to this life and ignore the Hereafter will suffer forever in hell. 75:20-29
Allah has prepared chains, manacles, and a raging fire for the disbelievers. 76:4
Don't obey disbelievers. 76:24
Woe unto the repudiators on that day! 77:19, 77:24, 77:28, 77:34, 77:40, 77:45, 77:49
Depart unto that doom which ye used to deny." 77:29
Those who deny the revelations given to Muhammed will burn forever in hell. 78:21-30
"Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the disbeliever will cry: 'Would that I were dust!'" 78:40
Those who rebel by choosing this life over the next will go to hell. 79:37-39
Disbelievers are wicked people. On the last day they will be in darkness and have dust on their faces. 80:40-42
Those who reject Allah's revelations will burn in hell. 83:10-17
The disbelievers used to laugh at the believers. But the final laugh will be on them. 83:29-36
Disbelievers will be given a painful doom. 84:22-24
Those who persecute Muslims, without repenting, will burn in hell. 85:10
Allah plots against non-Muslims. 86:16
"Deal gently with them (non-Muslims) for a while. (How long is "a while"?) 86:17
Allah will punish disbelievers with the direst punishment. 88:23-24
Allah poured the disaster of His punishment upon those who rebelled against him. 89:11-13
Those who disbelieve Allah's revelations will have the Fire placed over them like an awning. 90:19-20
Those who deny Allah's revelations must endure the flaming fire. 92:14-16
Allah created humans to be "of best stature" but then reduced them "to the lowest of the low". Except for "those who believe and do good works." But what about those who don't believe but do good works? Are they the "lowest of the low"? 95:4-6
Allah will grab those who deny His guidance by the forelock and call the guards of hell. 96:13-18
Those who disbelieve will abide in the fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings. 98:6
Only religious people help orphans or those in need. 107:1-3
"I seek refuge ... from the evil of malignant witchcraft."
(Witchcraft is evil.) 113:4
There is, of course, much more of this in the Qur'an. So, how is that hearts and minds approach working?