Afghanistan Content Report
September 7–13, 2024
Please note all items in this issue concern ISIS-K
Table of contents
Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter)
The Taliban alleged that 16 ISIS fighters left bases in Pakistan’s Balochistan province and were headed towards Kandahar.
1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 460, Published September 12, 2024
“The soldiers of the Caliphate in Khorasan Province injured seven members of the apostate Pakistani police and one of the apostate mukhtars and killed one of his guards in two separate bombings that took place this week in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.”
“In the details, with the grace of Allah Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate on Sunday (5 Rabi’ al-Awwal) detonated an explosive device on the mukhtar’s vehicle in the village of Karikot in the Waziristan region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which led to its damage, his injury, and the death of one of his guards. Local media published pictures of the mukhtar’s vehicle after it was targeted. It is noteworthy that the role of the mukhtars in some villages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is not limited to cooperating with the Pakistani government in gathering information—they also have local armed militias supported by the apostate government.”
“In the same village of Karikot, the soldiers of the Caliphate targeted on Monday (6 Rabi` al-Awwal) a vehicle of the apostate Pakistani police by detonating an explosive device, which led to its damage and the injury of seven officers, praise be to God. Following the explosion, officers of the apostate police went out in demonstrations demanding their protection!”
“Dozens of Taliban apostate militia members were killed and wounded in a martyrdom operation carried out by the soldiers of the Caliphate last week in the capital of Kabul that targeted employees of the so-called public prosecutor, which includes judges, prosecutors, investigators, and others involved in fighting Muslim prisoners.”
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
“#Urgent. An armed attack targeted two people, brothers of a police officer, one of whom works as a station officer in the Lakki Marwat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, which led to their immediate death.”
“#Urgent. An explosive device exploded, targeting the vehicle of a mukhtar [village leader] in the south of the Pakistani region of Waziristan, which resulted in the injury of the mukhtar and the death of his guard.
“Photos of the vehicle + the mukhtar + the person that was killed.”
“#Monitoring. A secret telegram from the leadership of the Kandahar Security Forces in the Taliban militia shows that the militia has entered a state of alert after receiving information about the presence of terrorist bases and camps in the Pakistani Balochistan province, specifically in the Khuzdar area.
“According to the secret document, a group of 16 fighters is trying to enter Afghanistan, led by Commander Qasim Baghban, Mansoor Ansari, and Jalal Qureshi, through Helmand province and then reach Kandahar province. The Taliban instructed the militia members to try to arrest the group if they try to enter Kandahar.”
Text: “The Islamic State in Khorasan (ISIS-K) has claimed two attacks in two days in South Waziristan, where the group has had little presence and where IS has claimed sporadic attacks for years. That this is a repeat in an area that is a [Pakistani] Taliban stronghold is telling.”
“#Follow ups. A journalist specializing in Afghan affairs indicates the expansion of terrorist operations to the South Waziristan region of Pakistan, which is a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban militia.”
“#News. A gunman attacked a Pakistani police officer in Bajaur, killing him instantly. He will not demonstrate from today onwards.”
“#Urgent. An explosion targeted a Pakistani police vehicle in the Mamund area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing an officer and wounding four others. They will not demonstrate after today.”
“#Urgent. News about hearing the sound of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan.”
Text: “The senior leader of the Uzbek Taliban movement, Qari Salahuddin Ayubi, resigned from all his posts and announced his withdrawal from the Taliban government. Previously, he served as the chief of police in Zabul province. In his official resignation letter, he referred to family difficulties and the death of his father, which seems to be an official reason. Let us recall that in 2022, Ayubi came into conflict with the Pashtun Taliban movement, who were transferred to his home province of Faryab. Due to a conflict of interest, they accused him of belonging to the Islamic State, and he was arrested, but he was later released and exiled to a government position in Zabul province, where he did not have such influence. That leader [unclear who this is referring to], according to a number of sources, is now in Faryab province and is not in contact with the authorities. The reason for this is the ongoing internal conflict of interests between the Taliban, among whom Ayubi found an enemy in the person of the Prime Minister of the Taliban. He was also unhappy that the Pashtun Taliban were stealing land in the Turkic-populated parts of the country. The last straw may have been the visit of Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada to the north of the country, where he met with several Uzbeks but did not invite Ayub, apparently fearing him, because the Taliban leader suffers from paranoia about possible plots.”
“Disagreements are hitting the Taliban ranks and leading leaders to flee or find the right path and defect and then join the ranks of terrorism.”
“#Follow-ups. Video: In the Iraqi way, gunmen take the family of a Pakistani police officer, Ghulam Muhammad Khan, out of the house in the Lakki Marwat area, [and] then blow up the house.
“The officer fled and left his family.”
“#Urgent. A terrorist attack targeted another Pakistani police officer in the Bannu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing him instantly.
“It is noteworthy that the police declared a strike in the area in protest against the lack of security and the escalation of killings among their ranks by terrorists.
“It is also noteworthy that the police’s mission is to provide security :)”
“#Urgent. Attack in Afghanistan targets convoys of Rafidah [a derogatory term for Shiites] returning from Karbala.”
“#Update. The death toll of the Rafidah rose to 17, with a new death toll.
“11 deaths.
“Six injured.”
“This is the unity of the fronts that the terrorists were able to form.
“Whoever thought that he would visit Karbala safely and return under the protection of the Taliban will not escape the hands of the terrorists—if not in Iraq, then in Afghanistan.”
“#Follow-ups. The Taliban militia, allies of al-Qaeda, which accuses the terrorists of being supported by the Pakistani government, is participating in Pakistan’s war against terrorism by providing information and exchanging detainees.”
Text: “Statement from the Iranian embassy in Kabul. The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the martyrdom of a group of Afghan Shiites at the hands of the brutal terrorist group ISIS. It prays to God to grant the martyrs and the survivors patience and solace.”
“#Update. The Iranian government issues a statement dripping with pain and regret over the killing of Afghan Shiites at the hands of terrorists.
“It wants to punish them, and it opened the year with a terrorist slap that it will not forget until it is forgotten [sic].”
Text: “Karzai described yesterday’s attack on Hazara civilians in Daykundi as a ‘terrorist’ and ‘anti-Islamic’ act. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack on the people of Daykundi, calling it a ‘terrorist, anti-human, and anti-Islamic act.’”
“#Update. Condemnation statements continue for the Daykundi terrorist operation against Shiite pilgrims in Afghanistan.
“This time from Karzai (servant of NATO), who lives under the protection of the Taliban militia.
“The Iranian government issues a statement dripping with pain and regret over the killing of Afghan Shiites at the hands of terrorists.
“It wants to punish them, and it opened the year with a terrorist slap that it will not forget until it is forgotten.”
“#Entertainment. Pakistani police officers and soldiers demonstrate in Bajaur city to demand protection from terrorist attacks.
“Photos from today.”
“#Entertainment. Taliban militia, in a statement dripping with sadness and pain, condemns the attack against Shiite visitors to Karbala and offers condolences to them.”
“#Urgent. The body of an officer of the elite forces of the Pakistani Counter-Terrorism Service named Fahimullah was found without a head near the Baran Dam in the Bannu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”
“#Urgent. An armed attack targeting Pakistani police demonstrators in Bajaur led to the death of three police officers and the injury of others.
“It is noteworthy that Pakistani police officers and personnel held a demonstration today demanding their protection from terrorist attacks.”
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
“[In] Khorasan Province, by the grace of God Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate detonated an explosive device on the vehicle of a mukhtar [village leader] in the village of Karikot in the Waziristan region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which led to its damage, his injury, and the death of one of his guards, praise be to God.”
“Seven Pakistani policemen injured in an explosion by ISIS in Khorasan Province.
“By the grace of God Almighty, the soldiers of the caliphate detonated an explosive device on a vehicle of the apostate Pakistani police in the village of Wana in the Waziristan region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which led to [it being] damaged and the injury of seven members, praise and thanks be to God.”
“15 Rafidis killed and six others injured in an attack by the Caliphate soldiers in central Afghanistan.
“Khorasan Province. By the grace of God Almighty, the Caliphate soldiers targeted a group of apostate Rafidis in the village of Qariodal between the provinces of Daykundi and Ghor in central Afghanistan with machine guns, which led to the killing of 15 Rafidis and the injury of six others, praise be to God.”
4. Amaq Photos Released September 12, 2024
On September 12, ISIS’s Amaq News outlet released a series of six photos that show the execution of Shiite Hazaras in Ghor province. ISIS took credit for the attack, in which 15 people were killed and six were wounded while traveling back to Daikundi province.
5. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Poster (Urdu) Released on September 7, 2024
Summary: The West previously called the Taliban terrorists, but once they started working together in Afghanistan, this description vanished. The Taliban sacrificed their al-Qaeda allies to appease the West and receive money. The Taliban used to revel in being called terrorists by the U.S., and now they are fighting a war against terrorism—against ISIS-K.
6. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Poster (Urdu) Released on September 11, 2024
Summary: The Taliban are hypocrites. They claim to oppose disbelievers, yet they also want good relations with all countries and promise them safety within Afghanistan. For two decades, the Taliban have lied, claiming that they were fighting to impose religious law. After taking power, they abandoned this position, became nationalists, and instituted secular law.
7. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Poster Released on September 13, 2024
A poster celebrating the September 12 massacre of Hazara Shiites, asking how they can be protected by the Taliban when the Taliban are unable to defend themselves.
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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