[AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
- KAPISA SEES MORE VIOLENCE – The NRF and Azadi Front have been very active in recent days across Kapisa Province. A night attack yesterday on a Taliban observation post was said to be successful and an indeterminate number of Taliban were killed or wounded. The attack marks the third significant action in the Province in the past 3 weeks. It is possible the NRF is attempting to open another front and divert attention away from Panjshir and Badakhshan.
- A YOUNG WOMAN KILLED IN SAMANGAN – A photo of a young woman was received today and is making the rounds on social media. She was said to have been killed by unknown assailants in Samangan after refusing to marry Mullah Yasin Amer Ambar al-Maruf of the Dara Suf District. While the information has yet to be confirmed, outrage is spreading among the Afghan diaspora over the alleged incident.
- ADDITIONAL INFO ON POSSIBLE CHEMICAL WEAPON RELEASE – Sources stated the previously reported gas leak in Kabul had killed 4 of the workers who were inadvertently exposed. A source said an emergency worker who had treated the workers said he overheard doctors saying the symptoms were similar to chlorine gas exposure with visible blisters on the skin and difficulty breathing. There has been no information about the location of the incident and/or the circumstances of the release. It should be mentioned that the incident could have been an accident and not terror-related. The Afghan Digest will continue to monitor and report.
- TALIBAN MAKES COUNTER-NARCOTICS FIGHT A TOP PRIORITY – After a damming report by the UN and additional information provided by regional law enforcement agencies the Taliban leadership began taking the problem seriously. A roundup of addicts took place in Kabul and the Deputy Prime Minister announced to a Kyrgyz delegation that the IEA planned to halt all heroin exports over the coming year. A source in the Ministry of Health said the reports caught the leadership off-guard.
- BODY OF TORTURED/MURDERED MAN FOUND IN SAR-E-POL – The body of a man named Mohammad Naeem was found in the Sayad District on Saturday. The man had clearly been tortured and killed although nobody knew who may have perpetrated the crime or why. The Taliban promised an investigation would be conducted but several mysterious killings have taken place over the last several months without any resolved cases. The public trust continues to erode.
CONFLICT TRACKER
Faryab: 1 Taliban security forces member was said to have been killed in the Dawlat Abad district. The circumstances surrounding the manner in which he was killed are not yet clear, but the NRF was operating in the area and have claimed credit for the death.
Kapisa: NRF forces claim to have launched a successful night attack against a Taliban outpost in Hessa-e I district. The exact total of dead and wounded is unknown, but the NRF claims to have killed 2 Talib fighters and wounded an additional 2. Kapisa continues to see an uptick in violence.
NEXT 24 HOURS
KAPISA CONTINUES TO BE THE FOCUS FOR SECURITY OPERATIONS – After a third clash in Kapisa, the Taliban plan to dispatch even more GDI agents and security personnel to the Province to attempt to stamp out Resistance elements who are successfully operating there. While the house-to-house searches didn’t take place over the last twenty-four hours, they are expected to begin in earnest on Monday and Tuesday.
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