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 Iranian government condemned the May 17 Bamiyan attack as an act of terrorism. The Taliban offered their condolences to Iran following the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others in a helicopter crash on May 19. Afghan Foreign Minister...
Posts noted the May 17 attack on a market in Bamiyan, where several Afghans and foreign tourists were killed or injured. Please note that ISIS claimed this attack via the group’s Amaq news outlet on Saturday, May 18.
A Taliban military patrol was attacked in Faizabad, Badakhshan, resulting in the killing or wounding of 12 people. Unknown individuals in Kabul have committed attacks. The Taliban and the government of Pakistan have each accused the other of not...
An ISIS attack on a Shiite mosque in Herat killed seven people, including the mosque's imam. The attack showed the Taliban’s inability to protect Hazaras. o Iran condemned the attack. • Iran is beginning work to seal their border with Afghanistan.
The Taliban have sent three intelligence officers to their embassy in New Delhi to coordinate with the Indian government.
The Taliban supported Iranian airstrikes against Israel. Mohammad Omar Jan Akhundzada, a religious leader connected to the Taliban and Hibatullah Akhundzada's advisor, was shot and killed in Quetta, Pakistan, by unidentified assailants.
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...
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...
The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.