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2023-02-01 Afghanistan
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Daily Evacuation Brief February 1, 2023
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 [AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
- PAKISTAN MOSQUE BOMBING RAISES QUESTIONS – Exactly who carried out the suicide bomb attack that has now claimed over 100 lives in Peshawar is a topic of debate among Pakistan’s intelligence and security forces. The TTP initially claimed credit for the attack but later retracted the claim. Some think it could have been ISIS and meant as a riposte to the death of their leader in Africa at the hand of US forces. Even others say it was al-Qaeda’s message that they were back. The dominant theory is that it was a TTP attack and analysts have pointed to other instances where religious targets were hit and TTP never claimed credit but was found to be responsible later. Many say it is a ploy that has been used to get around their often-stated claims that they do not target Islamic religious sites. The reason it is important is that the new Pakistan regime seems inclined to take wider actions against the TTP and those actions could easily result in air strikes in Afghanistan. Further information is needed regarding this matter.
- TALIBAN LESS CORRUPT THAN PREVIOUS REGIME ACCORDING TO REPORT – A recent report by Transparency International saw Afghanistan rise in the rankings of corrupt nations by several spots. The rankings use several metrics as criteria for creating the Corruptions Perceptions Index. It is likely the Taliban will use the report to attempt to reestablish some credibility lost after the gender restrictions imposed in the country.
- TURKEY ASSISTING TALIBAN WITH DEVELOPING NEW UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS – An Afghan team of educators is heading to Turkey to review the system of exams used there for potential adoption in Afghanistan. Several journalists were keen to ask if the new system would be used for women’s exams, but the delegation spokesman dodged the question. Turkey and its leader in particular have been critical of the Taliban’s decision to bar women and girls from education. It is possible that Turkey extended the invitation in a bid to convince the members of the delegation to lobby for a reversal of policies.
- US SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN PAKISTAN FOR TALKS – As a part of a three-country visit, Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan met with his counterpart and other select officials in Islamabad. All agreed that further engagement was key to ameliorating security concerns. Some analysts ridicule West for continuing to meet with, “...everyone but Afghans.” The US Representative will travel to Germany and Switzerland next for further discussions about economic aid.
NEXT 24 HOURS
SEARCHES EXPECTED IN JALALABAD – Ministry of the Interior agents were dispatched to Jalalabad sometime over the previous days to try and root out a cell of ISIS-K operatives reputedly located in the eastern portion of the city. The Ministry officials have reportedly been operating out of the Nangarhar Customs offices and had visited the Jalat Apartment complex last night. No further information was available. 
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