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 have received funding from the international community and continue to seek to please international donors. The Taliban want friendship and cooperation with Russia, the United States, and China. The Taliban lie about attacks committed...
Posts accuse the Taliban of committing extrajudicial executions and torture.
Pakistani Shiites have been fighting with Sunnis in Parachinar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Taliban protects Shiites in Afghanistan. Unidentified gunmen attacked United Nations personnel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Taliban members are accused of drug use and...
The Taliban want friendship and cooperation with Russia and Iran. Posts accuse Afghan Shiites of killing Sunnis in Syria. The Taliban mimic the U.S. in their raiding of homes and embrace of capitalism. The Taliban have arrested Uyghur fighters in...
Unidentified gunmen killed two Taliban members in the city of Khost
The Taliban are trying to improve relations with Russia and China. The Taliban have promised the Shiite community that they will provide security for upcoming Ashura celebrations. Acts of sexual violence committed by the Taliban are widespread, and...
Hazaras have fled Afghanistan because of acts of terrorism targeting their community. A leader of the Pakistani political party Assembly of Islamic Clerics was killed in Waziristan. ISIS claimed the attack.
Taliban officials met with the president of the United Arab Emirates to discuss counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan. A Taliban member was killed in Bajaur, a Taliban intelligence official was killed in Ghor Province, and attacks in Pakistan...
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