Daily Evacuation Brief | September 10, 2022
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LAST 24 HOURS
MAJOR RESISTANCE OFFENSIVES — Over the past 24 hours, Resistance forces launched multiple operations against Taliban forces in Panjshir, Takhar, Kapisa, and Badakhshan provinces. Presumably, the operations were timed to mark the anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, famed Afghan leader and father of the NRF’s founder. A source in the Ministry of Defense claims Taliban leadership anticipated some Resistance activity but was surprised by the breadth of the offensive actions.
HELMAND STRIKE DETAILS — Additional information has been shared concerning yesterday’s unconfirmed drone strikes (or potentially rocket attacks) in Helmand province. The new reports state that the Taliban base in the Grishk district was targeted and a total of 22 Taliban were thought to have been killed, including a Brigade Commander. While there has been no official confirmation of any air strikes executed by the US or other nations, the video and photographs of the base appear to indicate some action was undertaken.
NEXT 24 HOURS
RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE OFFENSIVES — Resistance forces may continue to press their attacks in the North after achieving some notable successes, potentially widening the conflict. Non-combatants should expect Taliban reprisals in areas where local populations are thought to be sympathetic to the Resistance cause. Large-scale troop deployments have been reported across most of the disputed Northern provinces as the Taliban seek to reinforce their field commands. Takhar was especially active with multiple Taliban relief columns reportedly converging on the capital city in response to the NRF actions there.
IMPENDING BATTLE AT ABDULLAH KHEL — A large Taliban convoy was spotted arriving in the vicinity of Abdullah Khel. The reinforcements reportedly came from Kotal Jahr Ali, and their mission is to attack the NRF camp from a flanking position. Our analysis indicates that a sizable battle will take place within twenty-four hours. At-risk Afghans in or near the base should shelter or leave if at all possible.
SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS
The Islamic State vs. Russia in Afghanistan
By Lucas Webber – The Diplomat
On September 5, an Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) suicide bomber hit the Russian embassy in Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul. The explosion killed two Russian embassy staff and at least six other people. Just as ISKP did with earlier rocket attacks on Uzbekistan in April and Tajikistan in May, the militants followed through on their increased threats to target Russian interests, only this time the operation produced deadly results.
AFGHAN NEWS
University entrance exam to start on October 5: ministry
By Ariana News
Biometric registration of the applicants in major cities will begin two days prior to the start of the exam, said Ahmad Taqi, a spokesman for…
Taliban Make Little Progress in Countering Drugs
By Akmal Dawi – VOA
Unlike his predecessor, who almost terminated opium production in Afghanistan in the last year of Taliban rule with one decree in…
Disaster-hit people in immediate need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan: UN
By ANI
As catastrophic floods and earthquakes in several provinces of Afghanistan have affected thousands of people…
REGIONAL NEWS
Tajikistan ‘rounding up and deporting Afghan refugees’
By Ruchi Kumarand Hikmat Noori – The Guardian
The Tajikistan authorities are rounding up Afghan refugees and forcing them to cross the border back into Afghanistan, despite some having been granted asylum in other countries…
Pakistan’s top envoy for Afghanistan visits Russian ambassador in Moscow
By Ariana News
Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq has recently met with the Russian Presidential Envoy on…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN
Afghan Adjustment Act: What does it mean for refugees in US?
By Brian Osgood – al-Jazeera
A bipartisan group of legislators in the US Congress have introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act (AAA), a bill aimed at giving tens of thousands of Afghans in the United States a path to citizenship…
EXCLUSIVE-Canada agrees to resettle Afghans held in UAE facility, sources say
By Alexander Cornwell & Jonathan Landay – Reuters
Canada will accept some 1,000 Afghans who fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland and have been held for months in a…
THE DAILY WTF
More than 230 Afghan refugee children are alone in the U.S. without their families
By NBC News
More than 230 Afghan children are alone in the U.S. while their parents or caregivers remain in Afghanistan, according to new figures from the federal Office of Refugee…
Afghani to the Dollar: $1 – 88.24 AFN (as of 10 SEP 2022)