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).
The Taliban foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with his Syrian counterpart, Asaad al-Shaibani, in Istanbul during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting. The Taliban condemned U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
A Shiite cleric was killed in Nasi, Badakhshan, and the perpetrators “beheaded him and placed his head on his chest.” No one has claimed credit for the murder.
Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada criticized the leaders of Muslim countries who sought friendship with Israel despite at least one previous instance of a senior Taliban leader allegedly seeking to establish secret relations with the...
A Taliban leader was wounded, two of his guards were killed, and two other people were injured in a bomb attack targeting a vehicle in Nangarhar. The Taliban appointed Gul Hassan as their ambassador to Russia, following Moscow’s approval of the...
Unidentified individuals murdered two Taliban members in Paktia. Tensions have increased between Taliban officials in Badakhshan province regarding ethnic discrimination and language policies.
Unidentified persons killed a man in Helmand province. Unidentified individuals killed a Taliban Air Force spokesperson, Mohammadullah Shaheen, in Herat.
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.
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.
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