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Daily Evacuation Brief | June 11, 2022

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Daily Evacuation Brief | June 11, 2022

Jun 11, 2022
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LAST 24 HOURS 

  • The Taliban is currently estimated to have approximately 20,000 troops in Panjshir province.

  • The Taliban sent several hundred reinforcements to Kapisa province and have been steadily sending detachments to the Sanjan region over the past four days. No official reason has been given for the redeployment, but sources in Kabul claim it is part of a strategy of encirclement that the new governor of Panjshir is pushing for in order to deal with the NRF forces in Darband, Faraj, and Abdara.

  • Two separate shipments of arms have been interdicted by border security forces in Paktia province. One of the shipments had come in through Pakistan with the weapons stashed inside a tanker truck. The other cache was found in a house in the Khair Kot district. No further information was available.

  • Sources within the Ministry of Health reported that Taliban leaders have questioned hospital officials in Panjshir who released a list with the names of Taliban fighters who were treated for wounds obtained while fighting with Resistance forces. A senior hospital administrator was detained for a time, and threats were levied against the staff to keep future information quiet.

  • Local police reported that 5 Taliban security forces and 1 civilian were killed when a vehicle searching for a lost flock of sheep struck an old landmine in southern Kandahar.


NEXT 24 HOURS 

  • The Taliban may launch a flank attack against several western NRF bases in Panjshir. Some of the reinforcements that had been sent to Kapisa were seen heading up into mountain passes on foot on the morning of 8 June. We are unsure of the timing of this expected action.


SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS 

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The Last General: Afghanistan’s Top Commander On How His Country Really Fell

By Howard Altman – The War Zone

It was the evening of Aug. 15, 2021. Alizai, a lauded special operations commander, had been given control of Afghanistan's remaining army just days before. And now he was trying to convince the American Navy SEAL two-star admiral in charge of Kabul security to let him declare martial law and allow his small band of the best troops remaining in Afghanistan to keep the Taliban from entering the city.


AFGHAN NEWS

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HRW Says Taliban Detaining, Torturing Civilians In Northern Afghanistan

By Radio Free Europe

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have been detaining and torturing civilians that they…

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There is a lot of propaganda on both sides in the war in Panjshir

By Asia Plus

Taliban leaders have reportedly sought to contain news from Panjshir by limiting access to the valley and issuing sweeping denials when…

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Price hike adds to humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

By Ariana News

Grain prices in Afghanistan have kept soaring due to the sanctions imposed by the United States and the ongoing conflict between…


REGIONAL NEWS

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Protest of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Enters 57th Day

By Wahida Hassan – TOLO News

“Due to the war in Ukraine, the world has forgotten Afghanistan; not only the issue of Afghans in Pakistan but the focus on Afghans in all third…”

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Deputy FM Stanikzai appreciates Russia’s ‘friendly relations’ with IEA

By Ariana News

“We thank the Russian Federation for the friendly relations that Russia has had with us over the past two decades and for the political…”


INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN

Qatar NSA Pledges Continued Cooperation With Afghanistan

Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Misnad, Qatar's National Security Advisor, and his accompanying delegation during a meeting with Abdul Ghani Baradar, First Deputy PM, pledged…

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Indonesia and Qatar Collaborate on Afghanistan Relief Efforts

By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & Yeta Purnama – The Diplomat

At the end of March, Indonesia and Qatar signed a Letter of Intent regarding humanitarian and development assistance for the people of…


THE DAILY WTF 

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Mujahid rejects HRW allegations as baseless

By Javed Ahmad Kakar – Pajhwok Afghan News

The caretaker government of Afghanistan on Friday rejected as baseless Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s allegations that officials of the…


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

“Three Obstacles to the Taliban's Long Term Governance” from our publication, Whispers

“Appeals to piety and continual references to scripture do little to stabilize an economy or prop-up a health system. The work is made doubly hard when 50% of the population is no longer allowed to participate in society due to their gender. Afghanistan is learning that semi-literate mujahideen make poor substitutes for skilled professionals and trained civil servants.”

Read more here.


Afghani to the Dollar: $1 – 88.78 AFN (as of 11 JUN 2022)

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