Afghanistan Content Report

November 16–December 6, 2024

Please note all items in this issue concern ISIS-K

Table of contents

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletters
2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter
3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements
4. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Web Magazine Voice of Khorasan Issue 41, Released on November 19, 2024 

Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter)

Afghanistan

• ISIS took credit for attacking a Sufi shrine in Baghlan province, killing ten people, including Taliban members.
• A woman in Baghlan province was sentenced to corporal punishment and six months in prison for facilitating sex outside of marriage. Online ISIS supporters accused the Taliban of not following religious law.
• An attack allegedly launched from Afghanistan killed a Chinese national working at a gold mine in Tajikistan and injured four others.
• A Taliban religious scholar was attacked in Bargi Matal district, Nuristan. 
• The Taliban are hypocrites for celebrating the “liberation of Aleppo” after previously mourning IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani.
• A high-ranking Pakistani Taliban leader, Shahid Omar Bajauri, was killed together with three associates in Shaigal, Kunar province, Afghanistan. 

Pakistan

• ISIS killed Ijaz Wazir, a religious and political leader for the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party in South Waziristan.
• Fighting between Shiites and Sunnis reignited in the Parachinar region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 
  • Unidentified militants attacked a bus carrying Shiites in Kurram, killing at least 40 people.
  • Among the dead was a journalist, Janan Hussain.
  • The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) allegedly condemned attacks on Shiites in Kurram.
  • Shiite militia commanders were allegedly killed in fighting.
• Unidentified militants killed a Pakistani tribal leader, Malik Shodi Khel, and four of his associates in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• Ten Pakistani soldiers were killed and ten injured in a car bomb attack in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 
• Unidentified militants have conducted attacks in South Waziristan.
• A Pakistani Tribal leader was killed in an IED attack in Mamund, Bajaur.

1. ISIS Al-Naba Newsletters

Edition 470, Published November 21, 2024

• “Two attacks against democratic parties leave seven dead and wounded, including three leaders, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”

“As part of their war on the religion of democracy, the soldiers of the Caliphate in Khorasan Province carried out two separate attacks this week against two apostate democratic parties affiliated with Islam and inflicted seven deaths and injuries among their ranks, including three leaders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the Pakistani-Afghan border.”

• “Assassination of a leader in a political party.”

“In the details, by the grace of Allah Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate assassinated on Thursday (12 Jumada al-Awwal) a leader in the political party called Jamaat-e-Islami in the village of Inayat in the Bajaur region with pistol shots. The deceased holds [sic] the position of the party’s official in the Bajaur region.

“A special source told Al-Naba that one of the crimes of this apostate was that he had caused the capture of some mujahideen and handed them over to the apostate Pakistani intelligence at an earlier time.”

• “Six killed and wounded from another political party.”

“In the same context, the soldiers of the Caliphate detonated an explosive device on a gathering of the apostate political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in the village of Azam Warsak in the Waziristan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday (15 Jumada al-Awwal).

“The explosion resulted in the death of a leader and the injury of another, in addition to the injury of four members of the party. Local media published pictures of the first moments of the explosion. These apostate parties participate in polytheistic elections, using the name of Islam to reach power.”

Edition 471, Published November 28, 2024

• “Ten people from the polytheistic Sayfiya sect [a Sufi sect] were killed, including Taliban members.”

“This week, the soldiers of the Caliphate in Khorasan Province carried out a surprise attack against a group of the polytheistic Sufi sect, killing ten of them and wounding a number of others, including members of the Taliban militia, in the Baghlan region in northeastern Afghanistan. The Mujahideen also killed a member of the Pakistani police in an explosion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the Pakistani-Afghan border.”

• “The police officer who the Mujahideen killed with an explosive device in the Mamund area.”

• “Ten killed from the polytheistic Sayfiya sect and the Taliban.”

“In the details, by the grace of Allah Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate raided on Thursday (19 Jumada al-Awwal), a polytheistic shrine called Sayyid Agha for followers of the polytheistic Sayfiya sect in the town of Shahr-e-Kuhna in the Nahrin region southeast of Baghlan. The Mujahideen gathered a number of followers of this infidel sect who were present in the place and opened fire on them with their machine guns. The attack resulted in the killing of at least ten apostates, including one of their leaders, and the wounding of others. Among those killed in the attack were members of the Taliban militia, some of whose members belong to this apostate sect.

“Al-Naba obtained an exclusive image of the raid on the Sayfiya den, while local media outlets published video clips of the killing of the apostates inside al-Radhih. The Saifiya is a polytheistic sect that is attributed to their tyrant, called Sayf al-Rahman, and believes in his heinous infidel beliefs. This sect is known for its enmity towards the people of monotheism in general and the Mujahideen in particular.”

• “Raiding the den of the apostate Sayfiya in the town of Shahr-e-Kuhna in the Nahrin region.”

• “Killing of a police officer in Bajaur.”

“On the other side of the border, the soldiers of the Caliphate on Saturday (21 Jumada al-Awwal) detonated an explosive device on a member of the apostate Pakistani police in the village of Mina in the Mamund area of ​​Bajaur, which led to his death, praise be to God. Last week, the soldiers of the Caliphate in Khorasan Province had killed and wounded seven people, including three leaders of the apostate democratic parties affiliated with Islam, in two separate bombings in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.”

Edition 472, Published December 5, 2024

• There were no ISIS-K news items in this week’s al-Naba.

2. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter

• November 16: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram celebrating the killing of members of Jamaat-e-Islami in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

“Entertainment. A group photo taken exactly one year ago shows two leaders of the Islamic Democratic Group in Bajaur holding a banner that says ‘Security’ while they were holding a peaceful protest demanding unified efforts to provide security for the police and intelligence in the city and to fight the terrorists.

“The funny thing is that the three in the photo are not present today because all three of them were killed by the terrorists, the last of whom is [Hamid] Sufi, who appears in the photo on the right :)”

• November 17: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram celebrating the killing of Ijaz Wazir, a religious and political leader for the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party in South Waziristan. ISIS claimed credit for the attack on November 20.

“Urgent. An explosive device exploded targeting a leader in the Islamic Democratic Scholars Party [Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam] Ijaz [Ijaz Wazir] in the Azam Warsak area of ​​South Waziristan in Pakistan, killing him and a member of the party.”

• November 17: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming to show video of the explosion that killed Ijaz Wazir and multiple others in South Waziristan.

“Update. The moment of the explosion that targeted a leader of the Pakistan Democratic Party in South Waziristan.”

• November 17: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan has announced that Swat Expressway would be shut down if the individuals who killed Hamid Sufi were not arrested and that the Islamabad Expressway would be closed next.

“Entertainment. JI [Jamaat-e-Islami] leader Inayatullah Khan: Swat Expressway will be closed if the killers of their leader, Hamid Sufi, are not arrested within a week.

“If the killers are not arrested after a week, after consulting with central leaders, the Islamabad Expressway will also be closed.”

• November 18: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that one person was killed and another was wounded in an attack with firearms in South Waziristan. 

“Urgent. Armed attack in the Pakistani area of South Waziristan results in the death of one person and the injury of another.”

• November 18: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that unknown gunmen kidnapped seven police officers in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

“Urgent. 13 gunmen kidnap seven Pakistani police officers in Bannu city and take them to an unknown location.”

• November 18: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that there was an unidentified explosion in Kabul. 

“Urgent. An explosion rocks the sixth security zone in the Afghan city of Kabul.”

• November 18: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that one Chinese national working in a management position at a gold mine in Tajikistan was killed in an attack with firearms and that four others were wounded. The post claimed that the attackers launched their assault from Afghanistan and that Tajik officials suspected that ISIS was the perpetrator. Please see https://www.rferl.org/a/attack-afghan-tajik-border-death-chinese-national-taliban/33206367.html.

“Urgent. An armed attack from inside Afghan territory on Tajik territory targeted Chinese nationals working as managers of a gold mine in Tajikistan, which led to the death of a Chinese [person] and the injury of four others. The Tajik authorities say that initial investigations indicate a suspicion of terrorism in carrying out the operation.”

• November 19: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that unknown militants killed a Pakistani tribal leader, Malik Shodi Khel, and four of his associates in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The post claimed that Khel cooperated with Pakistani intelligence services.

“Urgent. Militants assassinate a tribal leader cooperating with Pakistani intelligence, Malik Shodi Khel, in the Bannu area of ​​Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing him and four of his employees.”

• November 19: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that ten Pakistani soldiers were killed and ten injured in a car bomb attack in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 

“#Urgent. A gunman driving a car bomb targeted a Pakistani army site in the Bannu area of ​​Khyber Pakhtunkhwa city, killing ten soldiers and wounding ten others, according to a preliminary toll. The explosion also caused the roof of the military site to collapse.”

• November 20: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram citing former CIA analyst Sarah Adams, who claimed that according to secret sections of the Doha Agreement, the U.S. is sending the Taliban an additional $47 million to fight against ISIS in Afghanistan. The post claims that Adams stated that ISIS had grown by 30 percent, but it is unclear what time frame this is referring to. 

“Monitoring. Former CIA officer [analyst] Sarah Adams, in a recently broadcast media interview, talks about some of the secret provisions of the Doha Agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban militia.

“Adams: The $40 million humanitarian aid package, which reached $87 million in recent weeks, under the title of ‘the joint war on terrorism’ is dedicated to fighting terrorists.

“Adams says that America is sending $40 million as a cover for another $47 million dedicated to fighting terrorism, which is sent weekly.

“Adams says that the money is deducted from the American people’s taxes and goes to the Taliban militia to implement our agreement with them regarding fighting terrorism, but the militia has failed to eliminate the terrorists, and the terrorists in Afghanistan have grown by 30 percent compared to the past, and the Taliban militia (Americanized as the aforementioned likes to play with words and describe the loyalists of America with this description) has relations with the al-Qaeda militia.”

• November 20: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that a woman in Baghlan province was sentenced to 39 lashes and a six-month prison sentence for facilitating sex outside of marriage. The post accuses the Taliban of not following religious law and hypocrisy. For more information, please see https://www.afintl.com/en/202411193698.

Text: The Taliban Supreme Court said it had sentenced a woman in Baghlan province to a public punishment for committing the crime of “committing immoral acts or manipulating women or ‘pimping.’” Following the Taliban’s continued public corporal punishment, the group’s Supreme Court issued a press release on Saturday saying it had issued a corporal punishment to a woman in Baghlan province. The newspaper said the woman was sentenced to the punishment by the Baghlan provincial court for the crime of ‘brokering.’ The press release did not mention the woman’s identity. However, it added that the woman was lashed 39 times by the court and sentenced to six months in prison.

“Yes, this is the Sharia that the Taliban militia claims to implement. They flog a ‘pimp’ with a few simple lashes and then punish her with imprisonment. We do not know of a punishment like this in any Islamic school of jurisprudence. Unless it is according to French laws and man-made systems, it is exactly like them, and if they flog her, it is said, ‘Look, they are applying . . . Sharia.’ She will go out tomorrow and practice her role more. Then, they will talk to you about the veil.”

• November 21: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that unidentified individuals killed and wounded 35 people in an attack on a bus carrying Shiites in Parachinar, Pakistan.

“Urgent. An armed ambush targeted a bus carrying Shiite settlers in the Parachinar area of ​​the Pakistani district of Kurram, resulting in the death and injury of 35 individuals, according to a preliminary toll.”

• November 21: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) has allegedly condemned the attack on Shiites in Kurram. The post noted that the TTP did not previously condemn attacks by Shiites in the Kurram district.

“Entertainment. Pakistani Taliban militia condemns attack on Shiite settlers in Kurram. It is worth noting that the Shiite militia killed 12 women and children about a month ago in the same city, and the militia did not condemn the crime of the Shiite settlers.”

• November 21: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that Pakistan’s president, Asif Ali Zardari, condemned the attack on Shiites in Kurram.

Text: Pakistani media reported that unknown gunmen attacked a passenger vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 38 people and wounding 11 others. The Dawn newspaper reported on Thursday, November 21, that the attack took place in Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Meanwhile, the Reuters news agency reported that all those killed in the attack were Shiite Muslims. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack.

“Update. Pakistani President Condemns Attack on Shiite settlers.”

• November 21: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that the number of individuals killed in the attack on a Shiite bus rose to 51 people, with 81 others injured, as well as two soldiers.

“Urgent. The death toll has risen to 51 Shiite settlers and a member of the Pakistani army, and 81 settlers and two soldiers who were protecting the Shiite settlers’ convoy were injured.”

• November 21: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that if ISIS does claim the Kurram attack, it would mean enlarging the area in which ISIS operates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The post also claimed that the attack would have been conducted in revenge for attacks on Sunnis in September (please see ACR 126). The post claimed that it was unlikely that Sunni tribesmen perpetrated the attack because only ISIS would allegedly conduct this kind of attack.

“Note. The qualitative bloody attack in Pakistan took place in an area that is not considered an area of ​​operations for terrorists. If a statement is issued, it is a statement that includes two important events:

“The first and most important is the expansion of the presence of terrorists in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

“The second is the type of attack and their revenge, first for the children and women who were killed by Shiite settlers about a month ago, and other positive matters that will appear later.

“The other possibility is that the Sunni tribesmen of the Kurram region carried out the attack, and this possibility is slim because only terrorists dare to carry out this type of attack.

“We wait and see . . .”

• November 22: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that armed individuals killed 12 people in a Sufi shrine in Nahrin, Baghlan province. ISIS later took credit for the attack. 

“#Urgent. Armed men storm a Sufi temple in the Nahrin area of ​​the Afghan province of Baghlan and kill 12 members.”

• November 22: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram of a photo of the Sufi shrine in Nahrin that was attacked, as well as one of the clerics.

“#Update. A picture of the temple and a picture of one of its most prominent priests.”

• November 22: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that a Shiite militia killed five women and children, Sunnis, in a market in Kurram.

“#Urgent. The Shiite Zainebiyoun militia attacks the Muslim market in the city of Kurram and kills five children and women.

“We are cowards. Wait for the response.”

• November 22: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Sunnis in Kurram are getting ready to repel attacks by Shiites on civilians.

“#Urgent. Pakistani Sunni tribes mobilize their youth to repel attacks by Shiite settlers on women and children in Kurram.”

• November 22: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that unidentified militants killed a senior official of the Pakistan People’s Party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

“Urgent. Militants assassinate Mashal Azad, a leader of the People’s Democratic Party of Pakistan [sic], in the Gambela area of ​​Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”

• November 22: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Shiites attacked Pakistani government checkpoints in the Parachinar area protesting the attack on Shiite civilians.

“Entertainment. Shiite settlers burn Pakistani security forces checkpoints in protest of the killing of about 81 Shiite settlers yesterday in Parachinar.”

• November 22: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram celebrating the killing of a Pakistani Shiite journalist, Janan Hussain, in the attack on a Shiite convoy in Parachinar. Please see https://tnnenglish.com/slain-journalist-janan-hussain-laid-to-rest-amid-tears-and-mourning.  

“Update. Among those killed in the attack targeting Shiite settlers in Parachinar was the Shiite journalist Janan Hussain, known for his positions against Muslims and his support for Iran.”

• November 22: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Shiites are “flee[ing] the outskirts of Sunni villages” after Sunni tribal mobilization in the Parachinar area.

“Urgent. Shiite settlers flee the outskirts of Sunni villages after hearing about the mobilization of Sunni tribes.”

• November 23: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that unidentified individuals attacked a funeral being held for Shiites killed in the Parachinar area, murdering 12 people.

“Urgent. An armed attack targeted Shiite settlers during the funeral of their dead in Parachinar, which led to the death of 12 members, according to a preliminary toll.”

• November 23: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating a Pakistani tribal leader, allegedly “loyal to Pakistani intelligence,” was killed in an IED attack in Mamund, Bajaur District. The post noted that a police officer was killed in a different IED attack in Mamund.

“Urgent. Multiple sources reported that a tribal leader loyal to Pakistani intelligence, Malik Asghar, and a police officer, Ehsanullah, were killed in two separate IED explosions in Mamund, Bajaur District.

“It is noteworthy that the area has been an operational area for terrorists for years.”

• November 23: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Taliban members were killed in the attack on a Sufi shrine in Baghlan province. The post alleged that Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is Sufi.

“For information. Among the dead were Taliban militia members. We should also note that the current leader of the Taliban militia is of the same religion as the targeted elements in Baghlan.”

• November 24: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Sunnis have attacked Shiite villages in Kurram district, taking control of three villages and expelling Shiite militias, while another village is under attack with mortars and other unspecified weapons. The post noted that “dozens” of Shiite militia members and their families were killed or wounded.

“Urgent. Sunni youth in the Pakistani city of Kurram have attacked several Shiite villages since dawn today and have been able to take control of the villages of Irfan, Jelamai, and Chardiwar, and expel the Zainebiyoun militia, while the village of Alizai is being besieged with medium and heavy weapons and mortar shells are being used. The attacks have so far resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries among the ranks of the Zainebiyoun militia and their families.”

• November 24: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that the headless bodies of two TTP members were found in South Waziristan.

“Urgent. Two bodies of members of the Pakistani Taliban militia were found without heads in South Waziristan.”

• November 24: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that a Taliban religious scholar was attacked in Bargi Matal district, Nuristan. 

“Urgent. An armed attack targeting one of the so-called Taliban militia scholars in the Bargi Matal district of the Afghan province of Nuristan.”

• November 25: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that the leader of the Shiite militia in the Kurram area, “Tehran Toori,” was killed while retreating. The post claimed that Toori was responsible for burning several villages in the area and murdering and beheading a muezzin (caller to prayer).

“Urgent. Pakistani sources: The leader of the Shiite Zainebiyoun militia in Pakistan, ‘Tehran Toori,’ was killed while fleeing from a confrontation with the Sunnis in the Badshah Kot area on the outskirts of the city of Kurram with about 40 Shiite militiamen.

“Toori is responsible for burning several villages two days ago and beheading an elderly Sunni muezzin. When he saw the Sunni gatherings, he fled with his militias, and they pursued him until they killed them.”

• November 25: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that 200 Shiites in the Parachinar area were killed by “Sunni youth.”

“Urgent. About 200 Shiites killed in attacks by Sunni youth against their villages in Parachinar.”

• November 25: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that “Tehran Toori” was killed along with 40 militiamen in Badshah Kot after killing “Sunni children and women.” The post claimed that the Shiite militia was “armed with Iranian weapons.”

“Update. Local sources: Zainebiyoun militia members entered the Sunni Badshah Kot area armed with Iranian weapons and killed several Sunni children and women. When the Sunnis heard about the attack, they surrounded the militia members inside the area and killed them all, including the militia leader and about 40 members who were with him.”

• November 26: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that a Shiite militia commander was kidnapped, executed, and his body dumped by Sunni militants in the Kurram area.

“Update. A field commander in the Zainebiyoun militia was kidnapped by Sunni militants. and his body was later found dumped on the side of the road.”

• November 26: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Shiite militia commanders were killed in attacks by Sunni factions in Parachinar.

“Update. Several field commanders of the Shiite Zainebiyoun militia were killed in Sunni attacks in Parachinar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.”

• November 26: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that an explosives disposal technician was killed in South Waziristan, and two others were wounded.

“Urgent. An explosive device dismantled an explosive device expert in the Pakistani city of South Waziristan and injured two of his companions.”

• November 26: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Shiite Hazaras look different than Sunnis. The post stated, “[Hazaras] are somewhat similar to East Asians.”

“For your information. God has distinguished the appearance of Shiite Hazaras in Afghanistan from Muslims. They [the Hazaras] are somewhat like East Asians. This makes it much easier to ask about births. A picture of the [militia] member that was killed in Syria.”

• November 27: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Shiites in Kurram asked the Pakistani government to halt the fighting in the district. The post alleged that approximately 300 people were killed in the fighting, including the Shiite militia commander, as well as 100 wounded. The post noted that most of those killed were Shiites and claimed that the Pakistani army intervened to protect Shiites from further attacks.

“Update. Local sources: After the Shiite settlers begged the Pakistani government to intervene, a cautious halt to the fighting in the district of Kurram between Muslims and Shiites. The battle resulted in the deaths of about 300 people, most of whom were Shiite settlers, including the leader of the Zainebiyoun militia, and the injury of more than 100 others. The Pakistani army is bringing in large military reinforcements to protect the Shiite settlers and deploying them along the Thall-Sada-Parachinar road.”

• November 29: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that 79 Shiites and 32 Sunnis were killed in the fighting in Kurram district. The post claimed that most of the Sunnis killed were women and children.

“Update. Initial toll. 79 Shiite dead. 32 Muslim dead, most of them women and children.”

• November 29: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that a Shiite militiaman was killed in an ambush in Parachinar.

“Urgent. A well-planned ambush kills a member of the Pakistani Shiite Zainebiyoun militia in the city of Parachinar, killing him instantly. The member is the only male among six females in his family. Or he is the seventh.”

• November 30: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that the Taliban are hypocrites, celebrating the “liberation of Aleppo” after previously mourning IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani.

“Entertainment. The Taliban militia, which mourned Qassem Soleimani, the destroyer of Aleppo, and held mourning councils for the dead of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and participates annually in the memorial service for Qassem Soleimani, congratulates the ‘liberation of Aleppo.’”

• November 30: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that President Mohammed Bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met with the Taliban ambassador to the country. The post noted that the UAE is “openly normalizing relations with the Jews.”

“Entertainment. The leaders of [Mohammed] Bin Zayed’s government, who are openly normalizing relations with the Jews, meet with the Taliban militia ambassador in Abu Dhabi.

“Watch the way the Taliban representative sits and moves—indicating smallness, humiliation, poverty, and degradation—as he speaks with Bin Zayed.”

• November 30: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that a Shiite militia leader was killed in Kurram.

“Urgent. An armed attack in the Pakistani city of Kurram targeted the leader of the Zainebiyoun militia, Javed Hussain, which led to his immediate death.”

• December 3: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram stating that a high-ranking TTP leader was killed with three associates in Shaigal, Kunar province, Afghanistan. 

“Urgent. An armed attack targeted the senior leader of the Pakistani Taliban militia, Omar Haji Rahim Bajauri [Shahid Omar Bajauri], and his three companions in a guest house in the Shaigal area of ​​the eastern province of Afghanistan [Kunar], which led to their immediate death.”

• December 5: Pro-ISIS post on RocketChat condemning the Taliban for cooperating with Russia in the fields of transportation, mining, and agriculture. 

3. ISIS Amaq/Nashir Statements

• November 20: ISIS claims to have killed and wounded six people in an attack on members of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party in Azam Warsak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The post noted that two individuals killed or wounded were leaders.

“6 killed and wounded from one of the apostate Pakistani parties in an explosion by the soldiers of the Caliphate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

“Khorasan Province. By the grace of Allah Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate detonated an explosive device on a gathering of the apostate political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in the village of Azam Warsak in the Waziristan region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa last Sunday [November 17], which resulted in the killing and wounding of six of them, including two leaders, praise be to Allah, and thanks be to Him.”

• November 23: ISIS claims to have killed a Pakistani police officer in the village of Mina, Bajaur, with an explosive device.

“Khorasan Province. By the grace of Allah Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate detonated an explosive device on a member of the apostate Pakistani police in the village of Mina in the Mamund area in Bajaur, which led to his death, praise be to Allah.”

• November 23: ISIS claims to have killed ten people in an attack on a Sufi shrine in the Bahrin region of Baghlan, Afghanistan. The post noted that Taliban members were among the dead. See: https://amu.tv/139305/. 

“Ten killed from the polytheistic Sayfiya sect in an attack on a polytheistic shrine in Baghlan.

“Khorasan Province. By the grace of Allah Almighty, the soldiers of the Caliphate attacked a polytheistic shrine visited by followers of the polytheistic Sayfiya sect, including members of the apostate Taliban, in the town of Shahr-e-Kuhna in the Nahrin region in Baghlan the day before yesterday, and targeted them with machine guns, which led to the killing of ten apostates and the injury of others, praise be to Allah.”

4. ISIS-K Linked Al-Azaim Web Magazine Voice of Khorasan Issue 41, Released on November 19, 2024 

Summary:

On November 19, the ISIS-K-linked al-Azaim Media propaganda group released issue 41 of the English language web magazine Voice of Khorasan. The main article condemned Hamas, claiming that they supported democracy and secular law, and criticized the group’s relationship with Iran. Another article alleged that the Taliban were controlled by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and accused Taliban leaders of betraying their religion and failing in the global arena. 

Additional articles included the story of an ISIS fighter from France who immigrated to ISIS-held territory after being released from prison in 2013, encouraged joining ISIS, and outlined the group’s various enemies. As with previous issues, the web magazine included a wallet for sending the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. The last page of the web magazine celebrated attacks on Taliban officials.