Afghanistan Content Report
August 17–23, 2024
Please note all items in this issue concern ISIS-K
Table of contents
Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter)
1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 457, Published August 22, 2024
“This week, the soldiers of the caliphate assassinated a spy for the apostate Pakistani government in the Bajaur border region, and they also targeted a member of Pakistani intelligence in two separate operations in Khorasan province. In the details, with the grace of God Almighty, the soldiers of the caliphate targeted on Sunday (14 Safar) a spy of the apostate Pakistani intelligence in the Sadiq Abad area in Bajaur with pistol shots, which led to his death. A special source told al-Naba that the slain spy caused the capture of Muslims and was active in tracking down the Mujahideen supporters and informing the apostate Pakistani forces about them. He was also involved in firing on a Mujahideen detachment earlier. In the same context, the soldiers of the caliphate targeted on Wednesday (17 Safar) an element of the apostate Pakistani intelligence in the village of Qambar Khel in the Khyber area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with pistol shots, which led to his injury, praise and thanks be to God.”
“Last week, the soldiers of the caliphate in Khorasan Province carried out a suicide bombing targeting a bus of apostate Shiites in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which resulted in the death of a Shiite, the wounding of 13 others with varying degrees of injury, and the destruction of the bus they were riding in.”
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
[Please note that the message below is nearly identical in both Pashto and Arabic. Only one translation is provided, rather than the double translation in both languages.]
“Pakistani Zainebiyoun Shiites who have died in anti-Muslim wars in the blessed land of Syria.”
“#Urgent. An explosion rocks the [Karte] Parwan area in the Afghan capital, Kabul.”
“#Update. ‘Unreliable’ Afghan sources talk about the assassination of a senior leader in the Taliban militia.”
“In Bajaur, Pakistan’s security forces were sent to spy on Sadiq Abad.
“#Pakistan. #Terror targeted a Pakistani intelligence spy in the area of Sadiq Abad in Bajaur with pistol shots, which resulted in his death.”
“#Urgent. An armed attack targeted a member of the Pakistani government’s Tablighi Jamaat, ‘Sher Zameen,’ inside his car in the Bajaur area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which led to his death.”
“#Follow-ups. The death of the member of the Pakistan Movement for Justice, ‘Muhammad Farooq,’ in an armed attack targeting him in the ‘Tank’ area in Bajaur.”
“Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman for the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry, said that the Taliban government has defeated ISIS in Afghanistan, and if Pakistan succeeds in suppressing it, this threat will be completely eliminated.”
“Two people were gathering water in their fields in Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province when unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on them and killed the farmers on the spot. According to the source, the deceased had no personal problems with anyone.”
[Please note that the message below is nearly identical in both Pashto and Arabic. Only one translation is provided, rather than the double translation in both languages.]
“Armed men attacked the house of the former police chief of Sheikhabad district in Sharana, the center of Paktika, and shot him dead.”
[Please note that the message below is nearly identical in both Pashto and Arabic. Only one translation is provided, rather than the double translation in both languages.]
“Local sources in Badakhshan province say that an armed member of the Taliban was killed by unknown people in Yamgan district. The source added that the name of this Taliban member was Faizul Haq, and that he worked as the financial officer of Yamgan District Police Headquarters. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.”
[Please note that the message below is nearly identical in both Pashto and Arabic. Only one translation is provided, rather than the double translation in both languages.]
“Unknown gunmen assassinated Doctor Noor Muhammad in Janikhel district of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”
[Please note that the message below is nearly identical in both Pashto and Arabic. Only one translation is provided, rather than the double translation in both languages.]
“The headless body of a Taliban soldier was found in the province of Kandahar, Afghanistan.”
[Please note that the message below is nearly identical in both Pashto and Arabic. Only one translation is provided, rather than the double translation in both languages.]
“The headless body of a Shiite man was found in the garden of his house in Herat, Afghanistan, after armed men attacked his house in the morning.”
“More details. Herat. Unknown persons killed a Shiite citizen named Ghulam Sadiq in his home in Herat city. The victim was a servant of one of the Shiite Hussainiyas.”
“#Follow-ups. The UAE government, which has normalized relations with the Jews publicly, announced the acceptance of the Taliban militia’s diplomatic mission and opened an official embassy for it in Abu Dhabi.
“Khamara [tavern] and so on [sic].”
“#Urgent. An attack took place inside a Taliban militia headquarters in the Banawi Andarab area of Baghlan city.”
“#Urgent. The attack also resulted in the injury of the Taliban militia governor in Baghlan.”
“#Urgent. The toll so far:
“Death of a security zone commander. Death of two of his companions. Injury of the Taliban militia governor in Baghlan.”
“#Update. Unreliable Afghan sources: The attack was carried out by a gunman disguised as a Taliban militia member.”
“In Baglan, Afghanistan, several members of the Taliban, including the police commander of this region, Naqibullah Gujar, and two of his bodyguards, were killed in an armed attack on a security military center of the Taliban. And the Taliban governor was injured in Baghlan. Local sources report a civil war between Taliban elements in Baghlan’s Banvi district.”
“#Urgent. The explosion targeted a bus carrying Taliban militia members.”
“#Urgent. The explosion occurred in the Dara Noor area of Nangarhar city.”
“#Update. Six dead, seven injured in new Nangarhar explosion toll.”
“Urgent. The explosion targeted the bus of the Taliban militia’s Nuristan police chief, Muhammad Yusuf Jamalzai.”
“Sources in Kabul said they heard the first explosion at 7:25 p.m. and the second at 7:40 p.m. Thursday. The source adds that the explosion was heard in the Khair Khāna area of the 11th security area in Kabul. But the exact location of the explosions is not clear.”
“The attack on two police vehicles on the highway in Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, which resulted in the death of 11 policemen and the injury of the last seven.”
“A video clip showing the vehicle targeted by terrorists, killing four Taliban militia members and wounding four others in Nangarhar.”
“A spokesman for the Nangarhar militia said that six Taliban teachers and religious students were killed and four others were wounded in the explosion. He also said that the device was old and not recently planted.”
[Text summary: ISIS attacks have increased, including roadside mine attacks in the region. Attacks with roadside mines imply local support. This indicates that ISIS controls some parts of eastern Afghanistan and some parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.]
“#Follow-ups. Security expert, speaking about yesterday’s attack in Nangarhar: There is local ‘incubator’ support for terrorists in Afghanistan.
“Expert: Terrorists control areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan”
“#Urgent. 12 policemen killed, six others injured in a rocket attack on two police vehicles in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
“Police officials to media: The deadly attack took place late Friday morning in the Machka area of Rahim Yar Khan district.
“Police officials: The rocket attack came as more than 20 police patrol vehicles were stuck in the rain.”
“#Urgent. The body of an Afghan Shiite was found murdered in the Afghan city of Ghor.
“The Shiite recently returned from Iran to visit his family. He is a student at an Iranian Shiite religious school in the city of Shiraz.
“Armed men raided the element’s house and took him to an unknown location, and he was found murdered this morning.”
“#Entertainment. The last media interview of the Taliban militia police commander in Nuristan said that the militia was able to completely secure Nuristan and that the terrorists in the province were eliminated. :)”
3. ISIS Nashir/Amaq Statements
“By the grace of God Almighty, the soldiers of the caliphate targeted a spy of the apostate Pakistani intelligence in the Sadiq Abad area in Bajaur with pistol shots, which led to his death, praise be to God.”
“By the grace of God Almighty, the soldiers of the caliphate targeted an element of the apostate Pakistani intelligence in the village of Qambar Khel in the Khyber region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with pistol shots, wounding him, praise be to God.”
“Eight Taliban militia members killed and injured in a bombing by the caliphate soldiers in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.
“Khorasan Province. By the grace of God Almighty, the soldiers of the caliphate detonated an explosive device on a vehicle of the apostate Taliban militia in the Dara-e-Noor area in Nangarhar, which resulted in its destruction and the killing of four members and the wounding of four others, praise be to God.”
4. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Web Magazine Voice of Khorasan Issue 38, Released on August 18, 2024
Summary:
On August 18, the ISIS-K linked al-Azaim Media propaganda group released issue 38 of the English language web magazine Voice of Khorasan. The main article condemned Shiites and encouraged attacks on them and Shiite sites. The piece also stated that ISIS’s so-called caliph, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, specifically ordered the January 3, 2024, attack in Kerman, Iran, where ISIS-K killed over 90 people and injured more than 280. The same article condemned the Taliban for supporting and protecting Shiites in Afghanistan. An infographic elsewhere in the web magazine stated that during the recent celebration of Ashura, Afghan Shiites thanked the Taliban for protecting them from ISIS-K attacks.
Other articles in issue 38 stated that the source of ISIS’s power was following the true religious path and accused the Taliban of violating religious law by taxing drug traffickers. An article that advocated fighting against the government of Saudi Arabia urged the reader to travel to Afghanistan to join ISIS-K, stating that they hope to eventually “send groups of mujahideen to the world.”
As with previous issues, the web magazine included a wallet for sending the privacy cryptocurrency Monero.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers.
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