...the Pashtun equivalent of men...security forces targeted ISIS hideouts in the fifth, sixth and eighth areas of Mazar-e-Sharif province, and described it as a substantial strike against Death Eaters.
Mr. Mujahid on Saturday wrote on Twitter that Taliban security forces launched special operations against the ISIS holy warriors in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of Balk province.
The operation continued until late Friday night, as a result several ISIS fighters died and one Islamic Emirate security personnel sustained an injury, Mujahid said.
Additionally, local sources reported a clash between Taliban security forces and anti-government holy warriors in the Dashte Shor area of Mazar-e-Sharif.
With the arrival of spring, ISIS fighters have increased their attack throughout Afghanistan, particularly in northern provinces. Militants of the 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
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) grabbed credit for the attack on the Tabyan Cultural Center, which resulted in the death and injury of scores of journalists in Mazar-e-Sharif.
Prior to the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, ISIS presence was only seen in eastern 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..
and Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
s. However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly...
the Death Eater group quite rapidly expanded its operation to different parts of Afghanistan over the past 18 months.
According to the United Nations
...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships...
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), ISIS holy warriors have been behind some brutal attacks in Kabul over the past months, including the attack on the Russian Embassy, the Diplomatic Mission of Pakistain, and a hotel that accommodated Chinese citizens.
Meanwhile,
...back at the buffalo wallow, Standing Buffalo watched the circling Commanches and asked himself
What would Geronimo do?...
the Death Eater group has also launched ruthless attacks on educational institutions and even targeted high-ranking Taliban officials in Kabul.