What should one do who wants to go to Afghanistan for jihad, knowing that the Afghans are divided into factions?

The questioner : Now we know that the Afghans, in fact, are more than just a rumor; it is not merely reported, but we have verified it from specific individuals with their connections. There is division among the factions, even up to the last one we witnessed, which is Burhan al-Din Rabbani. It was mentioned that Hekmat Yar separated from them, and news reached us that a battle occurred between them in which so many people were killed, besides the first one. So now, our Shaykh, the person who wants to go to fight in jihad sees that some factions are joining under the banner of jihad and there is unity among them, but others are separate and there is this conflict that has arisen. According to the reports coming from them, there is division and severe disagreement in opinions among them. So, should he commit to a specific faction according to his belief, even if people give him fatwas and you give him a fatwa? Or is it better for him to be in the faction called the Supporters of the Muhammadan Sunnah? I think they held a meeting with you in their magazine. Is it better for him to join this faction, for example, the Supporters of the Muhammadan Sunnah? Or is it that he is not comfortable in his heart with the other factions?

The Shaykh : I see the question is a bit confusing; because does he have the choice to pick any of their sects? Or is it obligatory for him to choose a sect and he does not have the choice?

The questioner : No, when he goes, our Shaykh, he must join one of the factions.

The Shaykh : So he does not have the choice; he has to choose from these factions or these groupings, whichever is closest to the methodology of the Book and the Sunnah.

The questioner : Okay, our Shaykh, does this grouping, meaning does it not create a

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace

The questioner : Let us say a breach in the Afghan jihad, for example, not as is required in the true Islamic jihad?

The Shaykh : My brother, there is no problem with this; this partisanship and division, there is no doubt that first, it is contrary to the Shari'ah, and second, it delays the fruit of jihad. The magazines, now they are writing in two magazines...

The questioner : Al-Mujahid and Al-Jihad.

The Shaykh : You handed me a copy earlier, I received it from the mail, and I was reading. The editor of the Al-Jihad newspaper is in contact with three of the senior leaders, including Sayyaf, Hekmat Yar, and Rabbani, I don't know his name, the important thing is, he directed questions to them, and the answers are explicit that there is disagreement among them, and that they are trying to meet and understand each other, and so on. But the point is: does this serve as an excuse? Or does it encourage the previous ruling? Meaning, these people need, as I said earlier regarding knowledge, they need to be supported not only from the military aspect, but also from the intellectual aspect. It is not reasonable, let alone that it is not prescribed, to leave them neglected like this, until the matter reaches, God forbid, that some of them fight each other. So this disagreement confirms the obligation of the previously stated ruling, it does not drop it.