By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 11, 2022 Since it first emerged in 2015, Islamic State’s local affiliate in Afghanistan has focused its violent campaign within that country, fighting against Afghan and foreign forces as well as the Taliban, a rival militant group. But experts say Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now shifting its war
Ariana: IEA [Taliban] is carrying out house-to-house searches in Kabul and claims to have seized a large number of weapons. Experts believe the operation is part of measures to counter threats from the opposition. The National Resistance Front (NRF) has already stated that it is preparing for an offensive in the spring of 2022. Click
Ariana: The new government in Afghanistan is not cooperating with anti-Pakistan elements, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has said. The official said there has not been any deliberate action by the new government in Afghanistan that would undermine Pakistan. Yusuf, however, said that the threat of terrorism remains and it should be eliminated. Click
Today the Taliban terrorists announced that Nowruz (Persian New Year) is against Islam & all celebrations for it is banned. These terrorists are openly eradicating anything that belongs to Afghanistan‘s cultural identity.Our resistance is for the preservation of our civilization! — Ali Maisam Nazary (@alinazary) March 6, 2022
Ariana: An explosion went off in a mosque in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia on Friday, an official said. The incident happened in Dand Aw Patan district shortly after the Friday congregation prayers at the mosque, said Khaliq Yar Ahmadzai, the provincial director of information and culture. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for
NYT: The euphoria felt by many in Pakistan over a Taliban victory in Kabul six months ago is subsiding. The government had hoped that a friendly — some would say proxy — regime in Kabul would ease its concerns about the Pakistani Taliban. But instead, there has been a spike in terror attacks in recent
Al Jazeera: The Taliban is creating a “grand army” for Afghanistan that will include officers and troops who served the old regime, says the official tasked with overseeing the military’s transformation. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Army officials in Bamiyan say that they will counter any activity of their opponents, and apparently one of the reasons for the deployment of this army brigade in Bamiyan is to contain possible threats in the coming spring. Click here to read more (external link).
By Farangis Najibullah Mustafa Sarwa February 16, 2022 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Defense Ministry has established several new military units in three border provinces in the country’s north, northeast, and west, deploying an estimated 4,400 additional troops in the region. The ministry said on February 14 that the Omar Salis division was officially launched
Jeff Seldin VOA News February 15, 2022 WASHINGTON — Despite lingering concerns among some officials in Washington that Afghanistan is on its way to once again becoming a terrorist haven, recent U.S. defense and intelligence assessments seem to indicate that at least for now, groups like Islamic State and al-Qaida are not ready to use the