Afghanistan

Afghanistan

CEP reports on the security situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban’s takeover of the country in August 2021, focusing on the risks emanating from the country and implications for global terrorism. CEP also monitors online content from affiliates of al-Qaeda and ISIS, particularly Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP).

April 6, 2024

Afghanistan Content Report: April 6 – April 12, 2024

ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 438, Published April 11, 2024 Pro-ISIS Online Chatter ISIS Amaq Statements Pro-ISIS Al-Azaim Web Magazine “Voice of Khorasan” Issue 34, Released on April 8, 2024 Pro-ISIS Al-Jahaur Media Center Web Magazine “Serat ul...

March 30, 2024

Afghanistan Content Report: March 30 – April 5, 2024

Pro-ISIS accounts posted the Pashto translation of the March 28 audio message from ISIS spokesperson Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari. The U.S., allegedly with the cooperation of the Taliban, is operating drones in several Afghan provinces due to ISIS-K...

March 23, 2024

Afghanistan Content Report: March 23 – March 29

• The Taliban were the first to offer their condolences to the Russian government after the March 22 Moscow attack. The Taliban want to prove to the world that they are “humane and kind” to obtain benefits. The Taliban protect religious minority...

March 16, 2024

Afghanistan Content Report: March 16 – March 22

Russia and the Taliban cooperate to fight against ISIS. The two governments are on good terms with each other. ISIS-K attack on Taliban members collecting their salaries at a bank in Kandahar on March 21. The attack is described as killing at least...

March 13, 2024

Afghanistan Content Report: January 20 - February 2

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, which the Taliban supports, is participating in the Pakistani election. ISIS has encouraged attacks on election facilities and has condemned democracy as blasphemy. ISIS took credit for killing a political candidate in Bajaur...

March 9, 2024

Afghanistan Content Report: March 9 – March 15

Criminal punishments handed down by the Taliban do not correspond to religiously mandated punishments. Attacks by unknown individuals have occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The governor of Badakhshan Province allegedly asked local officials to report...

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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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