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2022-10-21 Afghanistan
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Daily Evacuation Brief October 21, 2022
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 [AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
- PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN SKIRMISH AT SPIN BOLDAK GATE – Conflicting reports about a confirmed skirmish at the Spin Boldak crossing have been surfacing since late yesterday evening. Taliban and Pakistani security forces exchanged fire for up to an hour and 1 Afghan woman was reportedly killed with a further 8 non-combatants wounded. The gate was closed for a time but is now allowing only commercial traffic to cross. The situation remains tense.
- ANOTHER CLASH OVER LAND REFORM IN GHAZNI – Confirmed reports that another clash between local residents and people attempting to occupy land occurred in Ghazni. The clash has claimed the lives of 3 unidentified Afghans and another 5 were reportedly wounded. It is not clear who initiated the violence. A local source said the Taliban at a nearby garrison were reluctant to intervene in the dispute.
- PHONE ROUNDUP IN PANJSHIR – Local sources say the Taliban in select areas of Panjshir are now inspecting people’s phones at checkpoints and while they conduct foot patrols. If the phone has a camera, it is seized from its owner. Early reports indicate the phones are taken when visiting a bank, at checkpoints, or by patrolling security personnel. It is not clear how widespread the practice is but most observers think it is in response to the recent visit by the UN Special Rapporteur.
- REGIONAL SECURITY GROUP WARNS OF TERRORISTS STAGING NEAR TAJIK/AFGHAN BORDER – Ruslan Mirzayev, Director of the Executive Committee of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) reportedly told select journalists the organization believed that approximately 13,500 members of terror groups are bivouacked along the Tajik border. The remarks came on Tuesday at a regional terrorism conference held in Dushanbe.
- KYRGYZ COUNTERNARCOTICS OFFICE SAYS DRUGS SHIPMENTS FROM AFGHANISTAN ON THE RISE – The Kyrgyz Chief of the Department of the State Service on Drug Control (Ministry of Internal Affairs), Aidar Shigaev told a regional group meeting in Uzbekistan that drug trafficking through his country had increased. He went on to say his agents have noticed the narcotics are both old stocks and freshly refined. He concluded by saying that in addition to hashish and heroin, synthetically produced drugs were being seized in ever-increasing numbers.
CONFLICT TRACKER
Baghlan: Resistance Forces said to have killed between one and twelve Taliban, wounding 8 more in Banu. Among the dead is believed to be the security commander for Banu.
Maidan Wardak: Taliban security forces were said to have been conducting a clearing operation in Behsud district, wounding 8 non-combatants. Homes wre reportedly burned as well.
Uruzgan: The ALM reported a successful targeted assassination of Qari Nasir in Gaizab district, Nasir was the Talib military commander of the district.
NEXT 24 HOURS
PHONE ROUNDUP CONFIRMED – Immediately before our publication deadline, we received several Taliban text messages and a voice message from a known Taliban leader ordering the security forces in Panjshir to confiscate people’s cell phones. In the voice message, the unnamed Taliban official orders troops to punish those found with phones. While we have yet to receive reports of personal violence, our analysis suggests the information to be valid. At-risk Afghans in Panjshir are urged not to carry their cell phones on their persons for the immediate future.
Daily Evacuation Brief | October 20, 2022
[AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
- UN SURVEYS PANJSHIR FOR WAR CRIMES – Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan toured the Province and attempted to gain insight into the alleged mistreatment of non-combatants and the execution/torture of supposed Resistance collaborators. Local observers claim that residents in Panjshir had organized protests to coincide with the visit. A source in the Ministry of the Interior claimed the leadership has been very concerned about the visit and has been meeting in a restricted office with members of the Ministry of Defense. His report is expected sometime next week.
- TAJIKISTAN SAYS 3,000 TERRORISTS CURRENTLY HOLD AFGHAN PASSPORTS – The Tajik government continued its criticism of the Taliban regime by claiming they had issued over 3,000 Afghan passports to terror groups in the country. The claim was made by the Minister of the Interior yesterday and may corroborate the analysis conducted by the Afghan Digest in March 2022. Following closely on the heels of the Minister’s remarks, President Emomali Rahmon called for the establishment of a ‘security belt’ around Afghanistan.
- TTP AMBUSHED PAKISTANI MILITARY IN N. WAZIRISTAN – A band of TTP militants used an improvised explosive device to ambush a Pakistani military roving security patrol in N. Waziristan. All the occupants were believed to have been killed in the blast but the number of dead is currently unknown.
- TALIBAN RECRUITMENT EFFORT IN PANJSHIR – Taliban security force personnel in Panjshir are reportedly going door-to-door in select communities with offers to join their ranks. They have promised 13,000 Afghanis to each soldier who signs up. Whether that figure is a one-time bonus or the monthly pay is unknown. Sources in the Ministry of Defense have long insisted the pay for the Taliban troops has been irregular and some of the local Commanders often steal the funds for themselves. It is not currently clear how successful the recruitment effort has been.
- FOOTBALL BANNED IN BAGDHIS – Taliban leaders in Baghdis Province have purportedly stated that the sport has no religious basis and have prohibited it. This information has not yet been verified.
CONFLICT TRACKER
Badakhshan: A roadside bomb was detonated in Argo district Wednesday evening, The blast killed 1 Talib fighter and wounded 2 more. No group has claimed credit for the attack.
Badakhshan: A NRF platoon reportedly ambushed and killed 5 Talib snipers in Shiwa. According to a witness, 3 of the Taliban were foreigners, but did not specify their homeland.
Kabul: A roadside bomb was detonated in the Niaz Bey neighbourhood of the fifth police district. The blast killed one non-combatant and may have injured others, No group has claimed responsibility.
NEXT 24 HOURS
- FOREIGN TALIBAN SYMPATHIZERS HELPING TARGET AFGHANS ONLINE – Sources within the Ministries of the Interior and Defense are claiming that many pro-Taliban online users are assisting the Taliban by copying information from social media accounts and infiltrating online groups, posing as anti-Taliban sympathizers and collecting information. While not a new phenomenon, it comes at a time when online social activism is running high with the #stophazaragenocide and #stoptajikgenocide movements in full swing.
- PANJSHIRI AND HAZARA ARRESTS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE – While the visit of the UN Human Rights reporter was expected to force a halt to arrests in Northern and Western Kabul, sources and eyewitnesses say the practice has continued. It is not clear if ethnic minorities are being taken for registration or imprisonment. At-risk Afghans are cautioned to avoid going out if at all possible and to avoid wearing ethnically distinct clothing until the activity ceases.
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