Daily Evacuation Brief | June 13, 2022
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LAST 24 HOURS
Three separate bomb attacks were reported across the country. The first attack targeted a Taliban vehicle in Badakhshan. The second was a roadside bomb in the 3rd police district of Kunduz. The final blast targeted another Taliban military vehicle in the capital of Kunar. Early reports suggest 11 people were killed in the blasts with scores more injured, but a definitive casualty count has yet to be supplied. A possible fourth roadside bomb was reported in Kandahar, and early reports suggest a Taliban commander may have been killed. We are unable to confirm the fourth bombing report and do not yet have information on who may have planned the attacks.
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a contracted bus in Mazar-i-Sharif that was carrying airport employees to work. Early reports claim that 2 non-combatants were killed and 6 non-combatants were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Conflicting reports continue to arrive after fighting was reported at a mosque in Takhar’s capital of Taloqan. The Taliban claim a counter-terrorism operation resulted in the deaths of 8 ISIS-K militants. However, journalists and eyewitnesses claim the conflict was actually clashes between factions of the Taliban that resulted in the deaths of both Taliban fighters and non-combatants. Commander Yunus Uzbekistani is rumored to be among the dead. No official announcements have been made on Taliban casualties, despite eyewitness reports that dead and wounded Taliban have been seen getting removed from two trucks. We are waiting for more information on the situation.
Sources within the Taliban claim there is a factional divide developing between those loyal to the previous governor of Panjshir and the newly installed Pashtun governor, Mohammad Nasim Noori. One report claims the new governor returned to Kabul following several days of leading offensive attacks against Resistance forces, but this report has not yet been corroborated.
Sources in the palace say that an unwritten order has been issued to disarm and arrest Mullah Mehdi Mujahid and his Hazara followers after his armed takeover of Balkhab. The exact number of loyal fighters he has remains unclear but seems to be lower than initially estimated. However, reports continue to come in that Mullah Mehdi is gathering Hazara men and arms from the nearby area.
NEXT 24 HOURS:
Details about Pakistan’s new transit visa program for Afghans are expected to be posted on the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs website as well as across various embassies in Islamabad’s websites. Those involved in the evacuation effort are urged to continue checking these sites for more information. This information will also be shared on The Afghan Digest once available and verified.
The Central Bank plans to auction off $11 million USD to prop up the Afghani.
SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS:
The West Is Getting Afghanistan Wrong, Again
By Cathal Ó Gabhann - The National Interest
When the Taliban marched into Kabul on August 15, 2021, marking the end of forty years of conflict, I breathed a sigh of relief. “Finally,” I thought, “the bloodshed has ended.” With the entire country now decisively in the hands of one central power for the first time since that brief period in the early 2000s, the international community would be in a position to support the new authorities in providing stable governance for the people of Afghanistan.
AFGHAN NEWS
Three Explosions Occur Simultaneously in Afghanistan’s Three Provinces
By Saqalain Eqbal – Khaama Press
On Sunday morning, June the 12th, an explosion took place on a vehicle carrying Taliban forces in the Kari area of Faizabad…
The Taliban Claims Killing 8 ISIS Militants in Taloqan City
By Saqalain Eqbal – Khaama Press
At the same time, Taliban forces are said to have clashed in Taloqan, while local sources in Takhar province claim an armed clash…
Two airport employees killed in Afghanistan bus ambush
By al Arabiya News
Unidentified gunmen fired at a bus ferrying airport employees in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at…
REGIONAL NEWS
Pakistan OKs new transit visa policy for Afghans
By S. Muddasir Ali Shah – Pajhwok Afghan News
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given the go-ahead to a new transit visa policy for the Afghan immigrants…
What does the future hold for Afghan refugees in Iran?
By Maziar Motamedi – al Jazeera
Three years ago Esmat, then 18, decided to leave his home in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province for Iran in…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN
UNAMA’s outgoing head meets with Haqqani, discusses need to fight terrorism
By Ariana News
In a series of tweets Saturday night Lyons said that in a meeting with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting minister of interior, she emphasized the…
UN Official in Kabul to Address Afghan Refugee Issues
By Banafsha Binesh – TOLO News
"Corruption, instability, and conflict in Afghanistan are finished now," said Khalil Rahman Haqqani, acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriations. "Now thousands are…”
THE DAILY WTF
Deputy PM Kabir Called Security Situation in Parwan Admissible
By Bakhtar News Agency
Deputy Prime Minister Kabir praised the security situation in that province, said the Islamic Emirate security forces are in the service of the people, and will never…
Afghani to the Dollar: $1 – 88.79 AFN (as of 13 JUN 2022)