Daily Evacuation Brief | December 8, 2023
LAST 24 HOURS
TALIBAN REINFORCE PANJSHIR, MULTIPLE NEW SECURITY CHECKPOINTS ESTABLISHED – Sources say that in response to multiple high-profile attacks by the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) and National Resistance Front (NRF), the Taliban have stepped up security operations in the Province. Several arrests were reported across the Province over the past seventy-two hours and local eyewitnesses reported an increase in the number of Taliban personnel manning the checkpoints along roads. The new security posture predates the rumored attack on the Governor of Panjshir yesterday evening. Sources within Resistance force units say that similar measures are expected to be seen in other Northern Provinces.
FORMER MP’S HOUSE BURNED IN KABUL – The house of former MP, Shakila Hashimi, was reputedly burned yesterday by unknown individuals in the Wazir Akbar Khan area. An unidentified Taliban official was rumored to have expressed interest in acquiring the property but Mr. Hashimi resisted efforts to get him to sell for over two months. The house was set on fire and the damage was said to be ‘catastrophic’. The house sits adjacent to the residence where Al Qaeda chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a reported drone strike.
PAKISTAN BORDER OFFICIALS REMOVE CONTROVERSIAL SIGN AT TORKHAM – A new ‘Welcome to Pakistan’ sign that had caused a brief closure of the border and stirred up controversy between Taliban and Pakistani border forces was removed yesterday.
NEXT 24 HOURS
INCREASED SECURITY AND POSSIBLE CLEARING OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE IN THE NORTH – Taliban security forces have begun conducting house searches in North Kabul, Parwan, Kapisa, and Panjshir. Locals say the Taliban are looking for collaborators who may have supported the Afghanistan Freedom Front and the National Resistance Front. This activity is being conducted in conjunction with increased security checks on roadways in the Northern Provinces and areas where Panjshiri people live and work. The activity will likely continue for some time.
SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS
Centering Human Rights at the Heart of Diplomatic Efforts for Intra-Afghan Dialogue
By Nazifa Haqpal - The Diplomat
While on December 10, more than 193 countries will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the people of Afghanistan will continue to grapple with severe human rights abuses under the Taliban. Although the rights of most Afghans are being violated in some fashion by the Taliban, women and girls — who face systematic and widespread discrimination — are among the worst affected.
AFGHAN NEWS
Zabul residents frustrated as prices soar amidst rising unemployment
By AMU TV
Local residents in Zabul, a southern province of Afghanistan, express frustration as commodity and fuel prices surge in the wake of escalating…
Stanekzai acknowledges public discontent over girls’ education ban
By AMU TV
At a ceremony in Kabul on Thursday, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Stanekzai, recognized the ban on girls’ education as a major factor causing distance between the…
REGIONAL NEWS
It’s confirmed! Afghan Embassy is open in Delhi
By Huma Siddiqui - Financial Express
Following the announcement regarding the closure of the Embassy permanently, the former consul generals took over the control, reopened it and restarted all…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN
Bennett Highlighted Restrictions on Afghan Girls, Women in Online Meeting
By TOLO News
“Unfortunately, Bennett's reports have always been based on selfishness and ignored the realities. For example, he has mentioned that women have been…
THE DAILY WTF
By The Nation
General Munir’s endorsement of the government’s decision reflects a balanced approach that addresses both security and…
Afghani to the Dollar: $1 – 69.32 AFN (as of 8 DEC 2023)