Afghanistan Content Report
November 9–November 15, 2024
Please note all items in this issue concern ISIS-K
Table of contents
- ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 469, Published November 14, 2024
- Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
- ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
- ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Pamphlet “Ruling and Disadvantages of Receiving Aid from Harbi Kuffar,” Released on November 10, 2024
Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter)
Afghanistan
- Hamid Sufi, a leader in the Jamaat-e-Islami political party, was killed in Inayat, Bajaur. ISIS took credit for the attack the same day.
- A Taliban police chief was killed in an alleged traffic accident in Kishim district in Badakhshan.
- There was an unidentified explosion in front of a police station in Takhar.
- Unidentified gunmen murdered a Taliban soldier in Kuz Kunar.
- Alleged Taliban officials were spotted in Urumqi, Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
- There was an unidentified explosion in the Karte Naw area of Kabul.
Pakistan
- The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for an attack on a Quetta train station that killed at least 24 people and injured almost 50 others.
- Unidentified gunmen killed a Pakistani police officer in Mardan, Pakistan.
- Unidentified gunmen killed a Pakistani police officer in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 469, Published November 14, 2024
- There were no ISIS-K news items in this week’s al-Naba.
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
- November 9: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that at least 17 people were killed and 46 were wounded in an explosion at the central train station in Balochistan, Pakistan.
“#Urgent At least 17 people were killed and 46 others were injured in an explosion at the main train station in Balochistan province, southwest Pakistan.”
- November 9: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram with an update that the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on a Quetta train station in Balochistan.
“#Urgent. The Balochistan Liberation Army militia claims responsibility for the bombing at a railway station in Quetta, western Pakistan. At least 24 people were killed and 46 injured on Saturday when a bomb exploded at a railway station in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan.”
- November 9: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that the police chief for the Kishim district in Badakhshan was killed in a traffic accident.
“Follow-ups. The death of the police chief of the Kishim district in the Afghan province of Badakhshan as a result of a traffic accident.”
- November 9: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that the U.S. has sent the Taliban almost $1 billion in 2024, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The post claims that this “money is for the purpose of fighting” against ISIS. See: https://amu.tv/136064/.
Text: “SIGAR: The United States has donated $885 million to Afghanistan under Taliban rule this year.”
“Follow-ups. American agency: The American government sent nearly a billion dollars to the Taliban militia during the current year. It seems that the aid is for the establishment of the Taliban, as they claim. And because America is a charitable organization that pays money without compensation. All this money is for the purpose of fighting the terrorists. But how do you convince the followers of the Antichrist? And they know and are satisfied [sic].”
- November 9: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that the Taliban ambassador to Iran and diplomatic personnel attended “Nasrallah’s School of Thought” international conference in Tehran 40 days after the killing of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
“This is the account of the Taliban militia embassy in Tehran. It acknowledges the participation of the militia ambassador and several militia leaders in the Arba’in [commemoration of 40 days since the death] of Hassan Nasr al-Shaytan.”
- November 10: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Taliban leaders are in Urumqi, Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The post mockingly stated that Taliban personnel are there “to support Uyghur Muslims.”
“#Follow-ups. Normal scenes: Taliban militia leaders roam Urumqi, central China, to support Uyghur Muslims :)”
- November 10: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Pakistani security forces were attacked in Kadan, Balochistan province, Pakistan.
“Urgent. An armed attack targeting Pakistani security personnel in the Kadan area of Balochistan province, which led to the death of one officer and the injury of eight others, according to the initial toll.”
- November 11: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that a Pakistani Christian was killed by unknown individuals in Khyber district, Pakistan.
“Urgent. An armed attack targeting a Pakistani Christian in the Bara Tehsil area in the district of Khyber, which led to his immediate death.”
“Urgent. A Pakistani intelligence officer, Dashti Khan, was killed by gunmen in the Quetta area of Balochistan.”
- November 11: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that there was an explosion in front of a police station in Takhar, Afghanistan.
“Urgent. Explosion in front of Taliban militia police station in Takhar, Afghanistan.”
- November 11: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram quoting an unnamed Iranian journalist that the border regions between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran have become a “hotbed of terrorism.”
Text: “The borders between Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have become a hotbed of terrorism. Today, at least five members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in Sistan and Baluchistan province in Iran. At the same time, at least 30 people were killed yesterday in a suicide attack in Baluchistan in Pakistan.”
“Follow-ups. Iranian journalist: The Afghan-Pakistani-Iranian borders have become areas of influence for terrorists.”
- November 12: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that unidentified gunmen murdered a Taliban soldier in Kuz Kunar, Nangarhar province.
“Urgent. An armed attack targeted a Taliban militia member in the Kuz Kunar area of Nangarhar province, which led to his immediate death.”
- November 12: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that the attackers in Kuz Kunar also took the soldier’s weapon and that they “humiliate[d] their enemies by seizing their iron.”
“Local sources: The militants seized the member’s weapon. If they seized his weapon, they are terrorists. Because they are not satisfied with directing only a human blow, but they humiliate their enemies by seizing their iron.”
- November 12: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that unidentified gunmen killed a Pakistani police officer in Mardan, Pakistan.
“Urgent. Gunmen assassinate a Pakistani police officer in the Mardan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.”
- November 13: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that unidentified armed men attacked a prison in Balochistan, killing guards, destroying vehicles, releasing prisoners, “and finding the body of a female detainee murdered in prison.”
“Urgent. Armed men attacked Abdul Rehman Khetran prison in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing several prison guards, seizing their motorcycles, setting fire to vehicles, releasing several detainees, and finding the body of a female detainee murdered in prison.”
- November 13: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that unidentified gunmen killed a Pakistani police officer in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
“Urgent. Gunmen shot dead a police officer named Qudratullah in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.”
- November 14: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that Hamid Sufi, a leader in the Jamaat-e-Islami political party, was killed in Inayat, Bajaur. ISIS took credit for the attack the same day.
“Urgent. An armed attack topples one of the leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami Democratic Party, Hamid Sufi, in the Inayat area in the Pakistani district of Bajaur.”
- November 14: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Hamid Sufi was a leader in the local merchant community and the cousin of Faqir Mohammad, the former deputy leader of the Pakistani Taliban. The post claimed that Sufi was sent by the Pakistani intelligence services to negotiate with the Pakistani Taliban in Kabul in 2022 and that a cousin of Sufi’s, who was a religious leader, was killed by ISIS in Bajaur in April 2022.
“For information. Sufi was a prominent Pakistani political figure, local government official, and merchant community leader.
“Hamid Sufi was the cousin of Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, the founding deputy leader of the Pakistani Taliban militia, and belongs to a family that includes several key members of the Taliban militia.
“In 2022, Hamid Sufi was part of the Sahwat [awakening] delegation sent by the Pakistani intelligence to negotiate with the Pakistani Taliban militia in Kabul.
“Previously, in April 2022, another cousin of Maulvi Faqir Mohammad and Hamid Sufi, government Mufti Bashir Ahmad, was also assassinated in Bajaur in an attack claimed by the terrorists [this was potentially the attack claimed by ISIS on April 13, 2022, contained in Afghanistan Content Report 21]. Although responsibility for Hamid Sufi’s killing has not yet been claimed, the operation bears the hallmarks of terrorists who are carrying the banner of fighting democrats around the world.”
- November 14: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that unidentified individuals attacked a Pakistani army patrol in Ziarat, Balochistan, killing two, including a major, and injuring four.
“Urgent. An explosive device exploded targeting a Pakistani army patrol in the Ziarat area of Balochistan, killing a major and his companion and wounding four others.”
- November 15: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that the Pakistani Taliban is fighting against the Pakistani government while “at the same time, mourns the death of the government’s followers.”
Text: “The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) has expressed its grief over the killing of the regional leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Hamid Sufi, in Bajaur.”
“Pakistani Taliban Militia. Fights the Pakistani government (power struggle) [sic].”
“But at the same time, it mourns the death of the government’s followers and its Islamist arms. Have you ever seen such duality before?
“Of course not, because this matter expresses a doctrinal and methodological disorder and nothing more.”
- November 15: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that there was an explosion in the Karte Naw area of Kabul.
“Urgent. An explosion rocks the Karte Naw area in the Afghan capital, Kabul.”
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
“Khorasan Province. By the grace of Allah Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate targeted a leader of the apostate political party Jamaat-e-Islami in the village of Inayat in the Bajaur region, with pistol bullets, which led to his death, praise be to Allah.”
4. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Pamphlet “Ruling and Disadvantages of Receiving Aid from Harbi Kuffar,” Released on November 10, 2024
This is a 66-page English pamphlet. Al-Azaim previously released a Pashto version in July 2022.
Summary:
- The West has tried to influence Muslims through aid projects, including the construction of infrastructure.
- Aid agencies try to impose their beliefs, culture, and morals on those they help.
- All infidel states are enemies.
- Nonbelievers can be divided into two groups: 1) Harbi kuffar, those who have not made an agreement with the caliph and do not pay taxes, and 2) Muahid kuffar, those who have made agreements and pay taxes. It is forbidden to fight the second group.
- The Taliban are similar to many other world governments and seek to make friends with non-believers.
- The Taliban seeks friendship with the U.S. despite the numerous harms committed against the Taliban by the U.S.
- The Taliban may seek to portray humanitarian aid funds as taxes paid to them by the U.S. However, it is money that the U.S. gives the Taliban so that the Taliban does America’s bidding.
- The Taliban seek to ingratiate themselves to the world. Travel bans have been lifted for Taliban leaders.
- The Taliban claim to have instituted religious law in Afghanistan, but this is false. The Taliban have invalidated their religion and abandoned their faith.
- The Taliban wants to protect religious minority groups in Afghanistan, while ISIS-K seeks to kill them.
- The Taliban seeks good relations with China despite the latter’s persecution of Muslim Uyghurs.
- The Taliban and China “collaborate in travels, diplomatic relations, agreements, the exploitation of mines, and many other disgraceful acts.”
- The Taliban receive $40 million in aid every week.
- It is forbidden to make friendships with nonbelievers or accept aid from them.
- Nonbelievers seek to lead people astray from the correct path and wish them harm.
- The Red Cross, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the World Health Organization (WHO) are listed as examples of aid groups.
- These groups are dangerous spies who assist enemy soldiers.
- The Red Cross is listed explicitly as a corrupting influence.
- It is mandatory to refuse their aid.
- Some try to justify accepting aid or gifts from non-believers, but they are wrong, as doing so deviates from the true path.
- Vaccines are an attempt “to destroy the Muslim generation and end their honor.”
- Aid is given to make those receiving it “bow their heads in gratitude.”
- Aid from the U.S. is given to influence the Taliban and Afghans.
- The objective is to make the Taliban pro-American, control them, and make the Taliban reliant on the U.S.
- Iran sent aid to Afghanistan after earthquakes in Khost and Paktika.
- Iran tortures and mistreats Sunnis, as well as Afghan refugees.
- The Iranian government seeks to control the Taliban through aid.
- China has also provided aid to Afghanistan after earthquakes.
- The Chinese government has persecuted the Uyghurs.
- Pakistan previously supported the Taliban.
- The Pakistani government recently bombed Khost province. (Likely March, 2022).
- Aid efforts sponsored by the Pakistani government are an attempt to make up for killing civilians.
- The Turkish government is also condemned.
- Apostasy is worse than disbelief. Safety cannot be granted to apostates.
- The provision of aid is an attempt to corrupt the recipients.
- Medications have been provided to “increase sexual desire in women but decrease sexual desire in men.”
- Vaccines and medications have caused stomach ulcers.
- Medications have sterilized women in an attempt to lower birthrates.
- Medications have been used to promote immorality.
