HeyJaredThe Afghan Digest
Threat updates, intelligence analysis, and crisis research on Afghanistan.
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The Week of September 21-28 Abbreviated (opens the original)
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Security and ConflictMajor Resistance Battle in Nuristan and Kunar – On Saturday, fighting broke out between Taliban forces and AFF in Kamdesh district of Nuristan, extending into Nari district of neighboring Kunar province. The clashes involved attacks on Taliban positions and an AFF counteroffensive, with several Taliban checkpoints captured and Taliban forces pushed back from areas in both districts. The fighting involved movement and attacks along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, with the Ta
The Week of September 14-20 (opens the original)
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Security and ConflictCross Border Fighting – On Sunday, intense clashes and heavy gunfire took place between Taliban and Pakistani forces along the Durand Line near Aryub Zazi district in Paktia and Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Heavy weapons were used by both sides, although casualties were not immediately known. Neither the Taliban nor Pakistan had officially commented on the clashes at the time of writing.38 Arrested in Badakhshan – Over the past week, Taliban authorities report
We Knew Then. We Know Now. (opens the original)
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Twenty-five years ago, after terrorists operating from Afghanistan killed nearly 3,000 people on September 11, 2001, Americans entered an era of war that would last two decades.Some were already in uniform. Some joined afterward. Others were children who would serve years later. Afghanistan became the defining war of a generation, born from an attack on their own country and a mission that seemed clear: Afghanistan could never again become a sanctuary from which international terrorists could th
The Week of August 31 - September 8 (opens the original)
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Security and Conflict3 Afghanistan AGT Operatives Killed Last Week – On Thursday, AGT’s Green Unit, led by former Vice President Amrullah Saleh, said three of its members were killed in a clash with Taliban forces on Friday, August 28, in Mehtarlam, Laghman. The group also claimed that 13 Taliban members were killed in the same attack, which targeted a Taliban Ministry of Defence vehicle. Local Taliban officials have not commented.Taliban Shoot Civilian in Herat – On Friday, Abdul Qad
The Week of August 24-30 (opens the original)
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Security and ConflictTaliban Kill Four Alleged NRF in Baghlan –Taliban Kill Four Alleged NRF in Baghlan – On Thursday night and Friday, four people were reportedly killed in separate incidents in Baghlan province. Two men, identified as Shamsuddin and Commander Baba, were reportedly killed in clashes with Taliban forces in Nahrin district, while Amrullah and Nura were allegedly shot dead in Khost district and their bodies displayed in local markets. Taliban-affiliated media identified all four a
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