By Abubakar Siddique and Satar Furogh Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 26, 2024 The harrowing events of August 26, 2021, are seared into Shafiullah Samsor’s memory. Twenty-two years old at the time, Samsor was among the thousands of desperate Afghans who had amassed outside Kabul airport hoping to be airlifted from the country by the
Afghanistan International: ISIS-K claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack on a Taliban vehicle in Dara-e-Noor District, Nangarhar Province. The Taliban had earlier said that six students of a madrassa were killed in the attack, another student and four members of the group were wounded. ISIS-affiliated Khilafa News Agency said in a statement on its Telegram channel
Khaama: A Pentagon spokesperson stated on Thursday that the U.S. has international partners in the fight against ISIS. However, Sabrina Singh emphasized that the U.S. does not view the Taliban as a partner in the fight against ISIS. Previously, NBC News reported, citing its sources, that due to the growing global threat posed by ISIS,
By Michael Scollon Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 13, 2024 The Taliban craves recognition by the international community that it is the only group capable of ruling and establishing security in Afghanistan. But not only has the militant group failed to achieve that status in its three years in power, rival extremist groups like Islamic State-Khorasan
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 11, 2024 An explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killed one person and injured 11 others, Taliban police spokesman Khalid Zadran told RFE/RL on August 11, an attack apparently targeting the country’s minority Hazara community. Zadran said the explosion was caused by a bomb planted in a minibus in Kabul’s Dasht-e
Tolo News: Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has dismissed Western countries’ concerns about the activities of Daesh and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan as baseless and mere propaganda. Mujahid said that the geography of Afghanistan is under the complete control of the Islamic Emirate, and no foreign or domestic rogue groups are
By Margaret Besheer VOA News August 8, 2024 New York — The head of the United Nations counterterrorism office warned Thursday that there is a risk of the Afghanistan-based Islamic State affiliate IS-Khorasan carrying out attacks abroad. “ISIL-K has improved its financial and logistical capabilities in the past six months, including by tapping into Afghan and Central
8am: The Taliban’s fight against ISIS is much more challenging than the previous government’s fight against the Taliban. Because ISIS and the Taliban are ideologically and even in appearance so similar that they are almost indistinguishable, suppose you live under Taliban control in Afghanistan. In that case, you will certainly notice that during routine inspections
Khaama: According to reports, seven individuals were injured in an explosion caused by a grenade blast during the Muharram ceremony at the Imamzadeh Yahya shrine in central Sar-e-pol province. Local residents stated that an unidentified individual threw a grenade near the ceremony before sunset on Friday, July 19th. No group has claimed responsibility for the
Afghanistan International: Reliable sources have informed Afghanistan International that ahead of Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to Kabul, the Taliban administration plans to relocate Pakistani Taliban members to a camp in Ghazni. Restraining Pakistani militants is Islamabad’s primary demand from the Afghan Taliban. Sources from both the Afghan Taliban and Pakistani Taliban have confirmed