[HindustanTimes] Afghanistan recorded 366 terrorism-linked fatalities in August, registering a sharp increase of 50 per cent from 244 in July. There were 367 deaths in June and 391 in May.
With both the principal challengers to the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
regime — the National Resistance® Front (NRF) and Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
-Khorasan Province (Da’esh) — intensifying operations, the security situation deteriorated through August in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban's claims that Da’esh does not physically exist in Afghanistan and does not pose a threat, the group had grabbed credit for deadly attacks on mosques, schools, and cars.
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last August, the country has been mired in violence. The adverse situation is likely to persist as there have been no signs of the Taliban consolidating its dominance in the near future.
According to the data, Afghanistan recorded 366 terrorism-linked fatalities in August, registering a sharp increase of 50 per cent from 244 in July. There were 367 deaths in June and 391 in May. Thus, after registering a drop for two consecutive months, overall fatalities increased again in August. This cyclical trend has continued since March 2020, although there has been a significant diminution since the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
There were 77 civilian fatalities in August as against 68 in July, up 13.23 per cent. On August 17, at least 21 persons, including a prominent holy man Mullah Amir Mohammad Kabuli, were killed and another 33 were maimed in a suicide kaboom at Abu Bakar Mosque located in the Kher Khanna neighbourhood of police district-17, Kabul city. The attack was not claimed by any group, but bore strong Da’esh signatures. The spike in fatalities is largely accounted for the losses suffered by the Taliban on the ground.
The internal rift within the Taliban continues to hurt the regime in its struggle for consolidation and its fight against domestic adversaries. On August 27, three Taliban members were killed due to internal conflict in the Tala Wa Barfak District, Baghlan Province. On August 21, one person was killed and one injured as a result of internal strife within the Taliban in Panjshir Province. On August 17, the Afghan ministry of defence claimed to have killed Hazara
...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...
runaway rebel commander Maulvi Mehdi Mujahid, who had split from the Taliban and launched a Hazara resistance in Balkhab district, Sar-e Pul Province.
NATIONAL RESISTANCE® FRONT EXPANDED OPERATIONS
On August 26, urging Afghans to unite against the Taliban, National Resistance® Front commander Khalid Amiri said protesting only in virtual space would not end the Taliban’s rule. He added that the Taliban were a terrorist organization and criticism and condemnation were not enough to stop its oppression. He supported sanctions against the Taliban, for regional and international security.
The head of foreign relations for the National Resistance® Front of Afghanistan, Ali Maisam Nazary, asserted that the front’s operations had expanded over the past year and the group was currently fighting against the Taliban in six provinces of the country, with 4,000 well-equipped and trained forces. These provinces were Panjshir, Kapisa, Baghlan, Badakhshan, Takhar and Parwan.
DAESH KILLED 45 TALIBAN FIGHTERS IN 12 ATTACKS
In August, Da’esh claimed 12 attacks killing 45 and injuring 120 Taliban fighters/Shia minorities in Kabul, Kunar and Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
provinces. Between January 1 and August 30, Da’esh has claimed 130 attacks in Afghanistan.
In the propaganda domain, Da’esh released a number of publications, continuing with its rhetoric against the Taliban, Pakistain, China, and India, as well as other neighbouring and regional countries cooperating with the Taliban.
On August 7, Da’esh published the 2nd Persian edition of a book titled "Characteristics of Khwariji Taliban" highlighting the differences between the Islamic State and the Taliban. The book underlined that the Taliban, by introducing ’un-Islamic and Shia practices’ in Afghanistan, were the real Khawarij (renegades) and, since the Taliban were protecting countries like Pakistain, Iran
 ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites....
and India, it was necessary to counter the regime in Afghanistan. Da’esh also claimed to be on the "right side", as it had launched attacks against Shias and "infidel" countries like Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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