Afghanistan Content Report 

October 25 – 31, 2025

Please note that all items in this issue concern ISIS-K 

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 519, Published October 30, 2025
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
4. ISIS-K-Linked Al Azaim Poster, Released on October 25, 2025
5. ISIS-K-Linked Al-Azaim Video “Recognition or Joining the Infidels?” Released on October 29, 2025
6. ISIS-K-Linked Al-Azaim Booklet “Democracy is an Independent Religion,” Released on October 30, 2025 

Main Points (Pro-ISIS Online Chatter) 

Afghanistan 

• Fighting has broken out in Shahri Buzurg District, Badakhshan, between a local Taliban commander and other Taliban forces.
• The headless

Afghanistan Content Report 

October 18 – October 24, 2025

Please note that all items in this issue concern ISIS-K 

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 518, Published October 23, 2025 

2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter 

3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements 

1. Main Points (Pro-ISIS Online Chatter) 

Afghanistan 

• The Taliban and the Pakistani government signed a ceasefire agreement in Doha, Qatar, on October 19.
• Unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle killed an individual in Totak, Khost, Afghanistan. The motive for the crime is unclear. 

Pakistan 

• Two police officers were shot to death in Nushki, Balochistan. ISIS claimed

Afghanistan Content Report 

October 11 – October 17, 2025

Please note that all items in this issue concern ISIS-K 

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 517, Published October 16, 2025
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
4. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Pamphlet Released on October 16, 2025 

Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter) 

Afghanistan

• Fighting between the Taliban and Pakistan continued in the Kunar–Bajaur border area.
• The Taliban announced that they attacked Pakistani border posts, while the Pakistani government said that positions in Kurram and Chitral had been assaulted from Kunar, Nangarhar, and Nuristan provinces.
• On October 12, the Pakistani

Afghanistan Content Report 

October 4 – October 10, 2025

Please note that all items in this issue concern ISIS-K 

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 516, Published October 9, 2025
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
4. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Poster Released on October 7, 2025 

Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter) 

Afghanistan

• Pakistani drones attacked an armored vehicle belonging to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Noor Wali Mehsud in Kabul.
  • It is not clear whether Mehsud has been killed. Mehsud allegedly released an audio message stating that he was still alive. However, Afghan media Amu TV has claimed that

Afghanistan Content Report 

September 27 – October 3, 2025

Please note that all items in this issue concern ISIS-K 

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 515, Published October 2, 2025 

2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter 

3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements 

4. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Poster Released on September 26, 2025 

5. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Poster Released on September 26, 2025 

6. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Poster Released on September 27, 2025 

Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter) 

Afghanistan

• Unidentified gunmen murdered a senior Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader, Hafiz Mukhtar, in Kandahar.
• Unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle murdered a former

Afghanistan Content Report 

September 20 – September 26, 2025

Please note that all items in this issue concern ISIS-K 

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 514, Published September 25, 2025 

2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter 

3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements 

1. Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter) 

Afghanistan

• Unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle murdered a former Afghan soldier, Gul Agha Jalali, in Herat.
• Two Taliban soldiers were killed in a rocket attack in Khaja Bahauddin, Takhar province.
• President Trump said that he wants the U.S. to reestablish a presence at Bagram Air Base, and has threatened the Taliban with

Afghanistan Content Report 

September 13 – September 19, 2025

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 513, Published September 18, 2025
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements 

Main points (Pro-ISIS Online Chatter) 

Afghanistan

• Taliban officials recently met with former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and with Adam Boehler, the U.S. special envoy for hostage response.
• The Taliban intelligence head for Shigal district, Kunar province, was killed in an explosion. News reports indicate that the incident was an accident.
• Unidentified gunmen in Mashhad, Iran, assassinated Maroof Ghulami, a former anti-Taliban military commander.
• The Qatari government did not invite the

Afghanistan Content Report 

September 6 – September 12, 2025

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 512, Published September 11, 2025 

2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter 

3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements 

4. Pro-ISIS Image Located on RocketChat, Posted on September 5, 2025 

5. ISIS-K-Linked Al-Azaim Pamphlet, “Why Do Earthquakes Occur?” Released September 9, 2025 

Main points (Pro-ISIS Online Chatter) 

Afghanistan

• The recent earthquake and aftershocks killed 2,204 people and wounded approximately 4,000.
• ISIS claimed credit for a September 6 attack on a Taliban member in Bajaur, Pakistan.
• Unidentified men riding motorcycles killed a Pakistani Taliban commander, Abu Bakr, a.k.a. Hakim

Afghanistan Content Report 

August 30 – September 5, 2025

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 511, Published September 4, 2025
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements 

Main points (Pro-ISIS Online Chatter) 

Afghanistan 

• Over 800 Afghans have died and over 2,500 have been killed in an earthquake that struck Kunar.
  • A pro-ISIS post claimed that since the Taliban took power, there have been more earthquakes and floods.
  • Another post noted that the inability of Pakistanis to help in earthquake relief efforts was an example of the folly of human-made borders.
• The New Lines Institute released a report investigating the

Afghanistan Content Report 

August 23 – 29, 2025

Table of contents 

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 510, Published August 28, 2025
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
4. Pro-ISIS Image Shared on RocketChat, August 27, 2025 

Main points (Pro-ISIS Online Chatter) 

Afghanistan

• Unidentified drones, later identified as belonging to Pakistan, attacked houses in Kunar, Khost, and Nangarhar, which allegedly belonged to individuals affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban (TTP).
  • An estimated 32 Pakistani Taliban members were killed in these attacks, including two TTP commanders.
• Taliban and Tajik soldiers clashed near the Amu River basin. 

Pakistan

• Unidentified individuals attacked a Pakistani military checkpoint