Afghanistan Content Report: May 10 – 16, 2025
Two Taliban soldiers were allegedly killed in Badakhshan in a fight over the burning of poppy fields. Unidentified gunmen murdered an Afghan man from Panjshir.
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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).
Afghanistan Content Report: May 3 – May 9, 2025
Mosques in Badakhshan have allegedly called for demonstrations after Taliban soldiers raided homes “and launched a campaign of random arrests.” The Taliban are allegedly allowing an American Christian missionary to operate in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Content Report: April 26 – May 2, 2025
Three Taliban soldiers were killed and three were injured in an attack in Sherzad, Nangarhar. Unidentified gunmen killed a man in Balkh. Russia and the Taliban are working to improve their relationship. Taliban Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan...
Afghanistan Content Report: April 19 – 25, 2025
Unidentified gunmen murdered “a member of the Afghan Taliban’s Imams and Preachers Committee” in the village of Khakrez, Kandahar. Taliban government workers in Zabul are protesting layoffs. The Taliban plans to reduce the number of government...
Afghanistan Content Report: April 12 – 18, 2025
Four Taliban officials, including members of the intelligence service, were killed on the Kandahar–Takhar Road. Unidentified gunmen killed a Taliban intelligence officer and injured another in Shor Tepe, Balkh. The Taliban allegedly have closed the...
Afghanistan Content Report: April 5 – 11, 2025
The U.S. allegedly accessed Bagram Air Base. There were several explosions in Kunduz on April 6, 10, and 11. There were two explosions in Baghlan, potentially from U.S. drones or aircraft from another country.
Afghanistan Content Report: March 29 – April 4, 2025
The Taliban released an American woman from custody to the government of Qatar after President Trump demanded her release. Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Alireza Bikdeli, attended an Eid al-Fitr celebration held by Abdul Kabir, acting minister for...
Afghanistan Content Report: March 22–28, 2025
The U.S. government removed the bounties on three senior Taliban leaders: Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani. The three are still wanted by the U.S. government and are listed as Specially Designated Global...
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