Afghanistan Content Report
November 2–November 8, 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 468, Published November 7, 2024
“This week, the soldiers of the Caliphate in Khorasan Province injured a member of the apostate Pakistani police in an armed attack in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area. In the details, with the help of God Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate targeted a member of the apostate Pakistani police in the village of Qamber Khel in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area with pistol bullets, which resulted in his injury, praise be to God.”
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
“Urgent. An armed attack targeted a leader of the Pakistani Taliban militia in Azam Warsak village in South Waziristan in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which led to his immediate death. Notably, the leader is the general commander of the militia in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”
Text: “Unknown assailants behead a talisman maker in Nangarhar. The Taliban security command in Nangarhar confirmed the killing of an amulet maker in Khogyani district. A bulletin from the Taliban security command in Nangarhar said that this person was beheaded by unknown assailants last night in the Pira Khel area of the Khogyani district on his farm. The Taliban security command in Nangarhar did not mention anything about the identity of this person. It was said that this person was also an imam of a mosque. Taliban security officials did not mention anything about the motive behind the killing of this person, adding that an investigation is underway in this regard.”
“Urgent. Gunmen attack a security guard in the Afghan city of Nangarhar, then leave him without a head.”
“Update. Taliban militia unable to control a fire at a gas station that burned down after several explosions.”
“Urgent. Afghan media outlets are talking about a qualitative operation, the latest in the Afghan capital, Kabul.”
“#Urgent. Afghan media outlets talk about a terrorist operation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, targeting the Taliban militia. The Taliban militia said that a fire caused the explosions, but no one believed them, and they described them as liars [sic]. They and the Shiites are friends, so they will fabricate and lie.”
“Urgent. An armed attack targeted a peace committee official (affiliated with Pakistani intelligence) in the Sra Ghara area of South Waziristan, which led to his immediate death. It is noteworthy that the South Waziristan region has recently become an area of operations for terrorists.”
“Urgent. An explosion in the Afghan city of Sar-e-Pul resulted in the death or injury of 11 people.”
“Entertainment. Following the Taliban militia statement and media reports about a meeting between the Taliban envoy to Pakistan and the High Commissioner of the Maldives in Islamabad, the Maldives government clarified that the meeting was ‘not approved by the Maldives government.’ The statement added that ‘the Maldives government has taken appropriate action.’ In addition, the Maldives government confirmed that ‘the Maldives recognizes the government representing Afghanistan at the United Nations as the government of Afghanistan.’
“In bold = Do not plead with us. We do not recognize you. This is the fate of those whom Allah has humiliated. There is no honor for them.”
“Update. Local sources: The cause of the fire in the gas company in Kabul was planting a sticky bomb under a fuel tanker and detonating it as it entered the station.
“The explosion resulted in the near-total destruction of the company and left about 20 dead and 150 wounded among the workers at the station affiliated with the Taliban militia, including the station manager.”
“#Urgent. An armed ambush targeted a Pakistani police vehicle in the Tank area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa city, killing one officer and wounding four others.”
“#Urgent. An armed attack targeted a Pakistani police convoy in the Tirah area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which resulted in seven officers being injured, with varying degrees of injuries.”
“#Urgent. Armed attack on Chinese nationals in Pakistan. Two Chinese nationals were injured in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Tuesday, police and hospital officials said. A spokesman for Liaquat National Hospital said two of the victims were still receiving treatment, one of them in critical condition.”
“Entertainment. Taliban militia congratulates Trump on his election as US president and asks him to strengthen relations with them. Then they tell you about the bar.”
“Follow-ups. Opium cultivation in Afghanistan is growing year after year under the rule of the Taliban militia.”
“For a war on terror, they need a lot of money. It seems that American money is not enough. So, they resort to growing and exporting drugs.”
“Urgent. A few moments ago, gunmen attacked two members of the ‘Death Squad’ militia affiliated with Pakistani intelligence, which only operates against terrorists, in the Noshki area of Balochistan, killing them instantly.
“CCTV cameras captured the moment the gunmen carried out their operation. It is also noted that they left the civilians unharmed and withdrew to an unknown location.”
“Update. One of the members who died in the Noshki attack.”
“#Urgent. An armed ambush targeted a Pakistani army vehicle in the South Waziristan region, killing four soldiers.”
“Update. The Taliban militia says that the man in the picture is one of the participants in the qualitative operation against the Afghan Shiite settlers returning from Karbala in Ghor.”
“Update. This man had previously clashed with a large force of Taliban militia who tried to arrest him and offer him as a sacrifice to the Shiites. He resisted them, killed several of them, and then ascended to the throne.”
“Follow-ups. Afghan journalist: During the days of the terrorists’ control over Nangarhar, they eliminated opium cultivation (the drug) and replaced it with useful grain crops (wheat), while during the time of the Taliban militia, drug cultivation flourished, and people went hungry.”
“Update. Local sources say that the terrorists had infiltrated the ranks of the Taliban militia and were carrying out their activities from within the ranks of the militia, declaring their loyalty to the terrorists, so the militia was tired of tracking them down for a long time.
“The sources say that many elements of the Taliban militia have begun to defect from it and are working against it in security, military, and intelligence matters from within its ranks after discovering the falsehood of its approach.”
“Urgent. Gunmen assassinate a tribal leader loyal to the Taliban militia named Abdul Ghafoor in the Qala Bay area of Alishang district in Laghman.
“Gunmen also attacked the owner of a phone shop near the second security zone in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, while he was returning home, which led to his immediate death.”
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
There were no Amaq/Nashir statements the week of November 2–8.
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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