Thread by @abdsayedd

This thread seems part of a popular narrative knotting ISKP attacks to be perpetrated by the Taliban, particularly by the Haqqani network, which could be logical for some of the high-profile unclaimed attacks of the post-US-TB peace deal, but it does not seem correct here. 1/6

https://twitter.com/BarzaniHussain/status/1320079706859966465

First, it considers غزوة لبّوا النداء [Answer the call] military campaign only limited to Wilayat Central Africa, which is not correct. It is a general campaign for all IS provinces, but ISWCA claimed its first attack targeting central Kanjabai prison in Beni, Congo. 2/6

Secondly, it says that the statement attack claiming is in very weak Arabic, so IS/ISKP has not released it. The author concludes that it is thus one of the Taliban's several secret attacks, which they credit to ISKP for their interests. 3/6

My argument here is that if the Taliban would have to release this claim, they have Arabic experts in its media- propaganda team, which is evident from their Arabic media branch. They could release a well written Arabic statement without any flaws to prove it IS an attack. 4/6

Last, the Taliban has distanced itself from attacking Shia/Hazara civilians except those fighting against them. They have a clear guideline for it, and I do not remember any recent such claim of the Taliban killing Shia/Hazara civilians in Kabul. 5/6

On the other hand, the Hazara/Shia community has remained top of the target list of ISKP, which is evident from their propaganda materials. One of IS's main objections over the Taliban is that they accuse them of Hazara/Shia sympathizers for even including them in its ranks. 6/6