Daily Evacuation Brief | July 5, 2022
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LAST 24 HOURS
The Taliban have interdicted approximately 120 personnel who participated in several groups conducting robberies in Kabul. Wearing clothing that allowed them to impersonate Taliban, the robbers would accost civilians on the streets, then take them to more concealed locations where they were robbed. One source in the Ministry of the Interior claims the groups have murdered several people and are also believed to be holding several prominent Afghans for ransom.
The Digest was informed that 5 of the 20 people who were killed in the recent tragic bus accident in Pakistan were Afghan students.
Security forces in Uzbekistan are said to have killed nearly 20 protestors and may have wounded 250 more when they dispersed an anti-government protest in Karakalpakstan. The protestors were incensed that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was planning to change the constitution and strip the region of its autonomy. The president later dropped the plan to pacify the rioters.
NEXT 24 HOURS
Sources within the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Defense have stated that counter-insurgency searches would be taking place in the 3rd, 4th, and 6th districts of Herat. The mission of the security forces is to arrest militants associated the National Resistance Front. At-risk Afghans and any Afghans from the North should take extra precautions as there is the possibility of house-to-house searches.
SPOTLIGHT RESEARCH
Imaginary friends. Putin flew to Central Asia for support — without much success
By Anna Stolz – The Insider
The tightening of international isolation after the outbreak of a full-scale war in Ukraine has made the countries of Central Asia almost the only states that the Kremlin can still describe as partners. Putin's first and only trip abroad after the war was to this very region. At the same time, the practical outcome is unclear: it could have been an attempt to use Central Asian countries to circumvent sanctions and prevent gas transit to Europe, but the most concrete thing we know about the meeting in Dushanbe is the sabers and chess that Putin gave Berdymukhamedov, and the main outcome of the meeting in Ashgabat was a proposal to hold a joint carpet festival. Under the new conditions, Russia's influence in the region is becoming increasingly inferior to that of China, Turkey and the West.
AFGHAN NEWS
Two killed, 20 wounded in Herat shootings
By Ariana News
Two people were killed and 20 others were wounded when gunmen opened fire at two vehicles carrying civilian employees of the…
UNAMA's Acting Head Wants Schools Opened 'In Practice,' Not Just Talk
By Farida Sial – TOLO News
The acting Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov said that he wants to see the promises of the…
Daikundi Girl Killed Herself After Marriage
By Bakhtar News Agency
Young girl shot herself dead in her father’s house after a month of marriage in Daikundi province, said local officials, on…
REGIONAL NEWS
Uzbekistan Says 18 killed in Karakalpakstan Unrest
By TOLO News
Eighteen people were killed and 243 wounded during unrest in Uzbekistan's autonomous province of Karakalpakstan which…
Afghans Stranded in Pakistan Allowed to Return With IDs
By TOLO News
The Afghan nationals stranded across the Torkham port were allowed by Pakistan to enter Afghanistan with their national Identity Cards (ID), local officials…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN
Fears for British Council staff trapped in Afghanistan despite breakthrough
By Patrick Wintour – The Guardian
More than 180 British Council contractors left trapped in Afghanistan have been given immediate permission by the UK government to apply online to come to Britain, but no hint of how to get out of the country safely…
‘Hope is essential’: Afghanistan’s silenced musicians find a new stage
By Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey – The Guardian
The musicians of Afghanistan have again been silenced by the…
THE DAILY WTF
Killing Civilians in Balkhab Is a Rumor: Balkhabi
By Bakhtar News Agency
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate forces launched a clearing operation in Balkhab Sar-e-Pul in order to maintain and prevent any harm to the security of the people.
Afghani to the Dollar: $1 – 87.71 AFN (as of 05 JUL 2022)