ARRESTS OF PANJSHIRIS IN KABUL – Residents of the Khair Khana, Shahr-e-Naw, and Sarai Shamali neighborhoods in Kabul have reported several arrests being made over the last twenty-four hours. The arrests appear to have been targeted as select houses, guest houses, and apartments were visited by Taliban security forces. The bulk of the arrests targeted people from Panjshir. Current reports indicate that upwards of 100 people have been detained. There is no information regarding the charges made against those who were arrested and their whereabouts are currently unknown. Additional arrests (50) have been reported in the Abshar District of Panjshir and are attributed to retaliation for the killing of 2 Taliban security personnel in the District. Violence against non-combatants has been reported in Panjshir as well but the details are currently not known.. At-risk Afghans in the targeted neighborhoods of Kabul are reminded to avoid wearing traditional clothing from Panjshir in the meantime.
ARRESTS OF HAZARAS IN KABUL – Hazara communities have also been targeted by the Taliban for arrest over the previous twenty-four hours. Local reports say that more than 80 youths have been detained for using Twitter. It is not clear if those reputedly under arrest were targeted specifically or if they were arrested after random phone searches at Taliban checkpoints. The whereabouts of those reportedly under arrest are currently unknown.
AFGHAN WOMAN KILLED BY SECURITY FORCES IN IRAN – A young Afghan woman identified as Setara Tajik was reportedly killed by Iranian security forces in Tehran. Reporting out of Iran did not provide details surrounding the incident but had obtained a copy of the death certificate which attributed the cause of death to multiple blows to the head. The Taliban have not commented on the death.
RUMORS SWIRL ABOUT TOLO NEWS CHIEF – Khlvak Safi, the head of the popular news site, TOLO News is rumored to have left the country. While we have not verified the information there has been growing unease among journalists and news staff over the current information law that is being considered by the Taliban. Mr. Safi has faced criticism over the past year for being seen as supportive of the Taliban regime. However, those close to him have continually pushed back on these claims and have stated in his defense that there was simply no other way to continue operations.
RESISTANCE ATTACKS ON TALIBAN IN KABUL – Reports arrived just before our publication deadline of an attack carried out against a Taliban convoy North of Kabul. The Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the alleged attacks and stated they killed 5 Taliban security personnel. We will update the Conflict Tracker tomorrow if the information is confirmed.
CONFLICT TRACKER Takhar: The NRF said it killed 8 Talib fighters in an an attack on an unidentified base in the province. Photos of the attack were provided as evidence, but could not be verified. Panjshir: An NRF squad conducted an evening ambush on a Taliban security patrol vehicle near the town of Baba Ali, killing 1 Talib fighter and wounding 2 more.
NEXT 24 HOURS
POTENTIAL FOR MORE ARRESTS OF PANJSHIRIS AND HAZARAS – While the exact reason for the spate of recent arrests in Kabul and Panjshir is unknown, it seems clear the Taliban have launched a sizable security operation and at-risk Afghans should expect to see more arrests and search operations in Kabul. Previous reporting had indicated the Taliban was vigorously scrutinizing social media platforms for potential information about dissidents who have made anti-Taliban remarks. While we do not know if this information is being used to target individuals, we continue to urge at-risk Afghans to sanitize their social media accounts during this period of heightened insecurity.
[ToloNews] The Reform Commission has been established within the Islamic Emirate's Ministry of Interior Affairs in response to reports that the name of the Islamic Emirate forces has been misused. It will begin operations in the nation's provinces.
According to the Ministry of Interior, this commission has nine committees and was established with the purpose of culling minors and those with criminal backgrounds from the ranks of the security forces.
"In the capital and provinces, the commission has begun its work in the ranks of the Ministry of Interior security forces. This commission's main goal is to expel anyone with a criminal history, someone who harms others, and minors. They will be expelled from the security forces," said The Interior Ministry's front man, Abdul Nafi Takoor.
Meanwhile, ...back at the revival hall, the SWAT team had finally arrived... some military experts welcomed the creation of this commission and urged the Ministry of Interior officials to hire specialists and professionals in this ministry.
"I am hopeful that this commission will bring those professionals and experts who trained at the police school as professionals and who currently reside in this area to serve their country," said Mohammad Zalmai Afghanyar, military expert.
"Bring order and discipline, piety, commitment, and transparency to the ranks of the police will be very effective," said Sadiq Shinwari, military expert.
Some Kabul residents praised the creation of this commission and asked the Islamic Emirate to prevent anyone from misusing the security forces' name.
"We ask the Islamic Emirate's reform commission to expel the people who dressed as police forces," a resident of Kabul said.
"We ask the Islamic Emirate to expel the individuals who harass the people and who misuse the name of the Islamic Emirate, as quickly as possible," said a resident of Kabul.
Earlier, a reform commission that was established by the Islamic Emirate's leader in the Ministry of Defense expelled more than 4,300 improper individuals from the ranks of the Islamic Emirate's forces during its five months of operation.
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...with the purpose of culling minors and those with criminal backgrounds from the ranks of the security forces...and sending them to Russia for further employment (along with the recruitment bounty).
[ShabelleNews] A car carrying people from the Lower Shabelle region and en route to the capital was hit by an IED in the area of Hawa Abdi on Friday morning.
The vehicle, according to the witnesses said the land mine killed six people, including children and a number of others were maimed.
Somali government troops arrived at the scene of the earth-shattering kaboom, and they helped the injured and brought them to the capital city of Mogadishu.
The road connecting Mogadishu and Afgoye has been hit by such IEDs several times targeting Somali forces and the AU military convoys, which sometimes killed civilians.
#Tunisia’s coastguard has recovered 11 bodies thought to be of irregular migrants lost at sea while attempting to reach Europe, a spokesman says.https://t.co/eiAN1IoD1m
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... i Petroleum Company (YPC) in Sana’a announced on Thursday that the Saudi-led coalition seized the diesel ship "Cornet" and the gasoline ship "Sea Hart", despite being inspected and obtaining entry permits from the United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... The number of fuel ships seized by the coalition has risen to four, the company added.
The company held the coalition and the United Nations fully responsible for the repercussions of the continued piracy on oil derivatives ships and for causing financial fines incurred by the Yemeni people.
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[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] Head of national negotiating delegation, Mohammed Abdulsalam, confirmed on Thursday the end of the armistice in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... due to the intransigence of the Saudi-led coalition countries towards the humanitarian demands and natural rights of the Yemeni people.
Abdulslam said in a tweet to on Twitter: "The truce ended and was not extended due to the intransigence of the coalition countries in front of the humanitarian demands and natural rights of the Yemeni people, which include opening Sana’a International Airport and the port of Hodeidah without any obstacles and benefiting from the country’s oil and gas resources for the payment of the salaries of all Yemeni employees."
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#BREAKING: Ukrainian government says Iranian instructors have been based in parts of Ukraine (Kherson and Crimea) to help Russia launch Shahed-136 drone attacks against Ukraine
Up to 50 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps specialists sent to the frontline with hundreds of drones
Have been sent to train Moscow's forces in how to operate Shahed-136 drones
A Ukrainian source said at least one of the Iranian training teams has been hit
It comes as a strike using the Iranian-made 'suicide drones' near Makrariv, a small city located 31 miles west of Kyiv, yesterday destroyed critical infrastructure and sent rescue workers rushing to the scene.
Despite denials from the Iranian regime that their forces are getting involved in the conflict, IRGC troops have reportedly been based in Dzankoi in Crimea and Kherson in the south, where one team has already been destroyed.
A Ukrainian source told the newspaper: 'At least one of the Iranian training teams has been hit recently and they are actively being hunted down.
'We have been concerned for some time that IRGC specialists are helping Russia in their terrible attacks on civilians and they are of course being targeted.'
[NYPOST] A large group of Venezuela ...a country in Central America that sits on an enormous pool of oil. Formerly the most prospereous country in the region, it became infested with Commies sniffing almost unlimited wealth. It turned out the wealth wasn't unlimited, the economy collapsed under the clownish Hugo Chavez, the murder rate exceeded places like Honduras and El Salvador. A significant proportion of the populace refugeed to Colombia and points south... n migrants colonists appeared distressed, teary-eyed and in panic at the Mexican border in Tijuana on Thursday — hours after President Biden announced they would be deported from the US.
The migrants colonists were photographed at the El Chaparral crossing port of entry in Tijuana, shortly after Mexico agreed to accept the Venezuelans now being expelled by the Biden administration.
Several women appear to be clamoring for attention as they clutch their belongings, including paperwork and bottles of water. Several young men also are seen raising their arms.
"We’re in despair, we went through so much," Yair Andrade, who arrived in Tijuana through Central America with his wife and kids told Rooters.
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“These actions make clear that there is a lawful and orderly way for Venezuelans to enter the United States, and lawful entry is the only way,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said in a statement. “Those who attempt to cross the southern border of the United States illegally will be returned to Mexico and will be ineligible for this process in the future. Those who follow the lawful process will have the opportunity to travel safely to the United States and become eligible to work here.”
The program is seen within the administration as a way to slow the rising numbers of migrants crossing the border without authorization.
[GREATERKASHMIRE] State Investigation Agency (SIA) today produced charge-sheet against a terrorist handler in a court here, a press note said.
The press note added that today Police Station CIK/SIA Srinagar produced challan ... list of charges ... (Charge-sheet) before Court of Special Judge Designated under NIA Act(TADA/POTA) Srinagar U/s 13, 18, 38, 39 UA(P) Act r/w Section, 121,121-A IPC and Section 3 of official secrets Act, Section, 3 Enemy Agent Ordinance against an operative, a serving CRPF official namely ZulfkarAli Khatana S/O Altaf Hussain Khatana R/O Kachawa Kokernag a terrorist handler of JeM/LeT outfit and ISI agents.
"The case was registered at cop shoppe C/SIA Kashmir ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... on the receipt of a credible information through reliable source that one Zulafkar Ali Khatana son of Altaf Hussain Khatana resident of Kachwan, Kathnadi, Larnoo, Kokernag,
...peripatetic kind of a bloke, that one...
a serving constable in CRPF posted in CRPF 171-Bn has conspired with and acted at the behest of Pakistain based terrorist organization(s) and agents of ISI and collected and provided secret/classified information regarding location of vital defense installations, shared confidential documents thereby aided the enemy/adversary to strategise attacks on India and acted on the instructions received from the adversary in its ongoing campaign undertaken by the enemy in subverting the government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by giving assistance to the enemy," the press note said.
It added that investigation was set into motion for the logical conclusion of the case for judicial determination, which has been completed in less than six months period by the SIA (Kashmir). "It is pertinent to mention here that the terrorist handlers namely Yousuf Baloch @Zarar @ Qari Maviah @ Hafiz @ Aziz Bai and agents of ISI across border (based in Pak) have used cyber space for instigating, enticing and motivating Kashmiri youth to join krazed killer ranks and raise funds and provide logistics for running krazed killer modules amongst the handlers in Pakistain their identities are being ascertained and action to expose them and submit evidence against them would follow during the further course of investigation which is continuing. These handlers had motivated the accused to act as their sub-agent and provide the desired confidential information besides, to arrange logistics for infiltrating Lions of Islam and other required designs for the purpose of sabotage and carrying out attacks on security forces/vital installations to meet the objective of secession of J & K from the Union of India," the press note said.
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Two weeks into a wave of anti-government protests across Iran, authorities in Tehran seem increasingly frightened by the scale and determination of the popular uprising against their rule, and increasingly ruthless in their attempts to crush it.
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Smart people would help. I think smart people have realized that already. Just hope the Biden regime doesn't step in to help out fellow fascists by bungling.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...a country in Central America that sits on an enormous pool of oil. Formerly the most prospereous country in the region, it became infested with Commies sniffing almost unlimited wealth. It turned out the wealth wasn't unlimited, the economy collapsed under the clownish Hugo Chavez, the murder rate exceeded places like Honduras and El Salvador. A significant proportion of the populace refugeed to Colombia and points south...
