According to @aamajnews24, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Abed was the target of the explosion who survived the attack with some superficial wounds. Abed is a prominent Kabul-based #Sunni_scholar&Imam of Abdul Rahman Mosque who survived from an assassination attempt against him 3 years ago.
Mawlawi Salam Abed is a member of the Central Council of Jamiat-e Eslah Afghanistan @EslahAfg (Society for Reforms).
In February 2021, ISKP claimed assassination of Mohammed Atif, the Chairman of the Central Council of Jamiat-e Eslah in Kabul.
No group claimed today's attack yet.
Spokesman for #Kabul Police HQ confirmed that Mawlawi Abdul Salam Abed, alongside his three friends/companions, were wounded in today's #explosion in Kabul City adfing that Mawlawi Abed's health condition is stable.
Jamiat-e Eslah @EslahAfg in a statement condemned today's attack against Mawlawi Abdul Salam Abed in Kabul City and called on the IEA to find and punish the culprits, and prevent such attacks against Afghans in the future.
Amanullah Safi, a victim of yesterday's explosion that targeted the vehicle of Mawlawi Abdul Salam Abed in Kabul City, reportedly succumbed to his injuries in a hospital today:
#ISKP claimed yesterday's #explosion against Mawlawi Abed in #Kabul:
"Caliphate soldiers detonated a sticky bomb on a vehicle carrying an evil #preacher loyal to Taghut, in Kabul City yesterday, which led to the killing of one of his companions and wounding him with two others."
In the below video, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Abed claims that Taliban, with different excuses, didn't allow him to have Juma speeches in a big mosque of Kabul since collapse of the previous regime.
Abed, as a prayer leader/Imam saying good bye to his followers.
Unconfirmed:
A drone strike targeted former #TTP deputy leader, Mawlawi Faqir Mohammad, in #Kunar, #AFG today.
There are conflicting news about Faqir Mohammad's fate. Some sources said earlier that he was killed in the attack, but Tribal News just reported that he escaped unhurt.
Mawlawi Faqir Mohammad Bajauri was captured by AFG security forces in #Afghanistan in February 2013 & released by the #Taliban in August 2021, after they took over Kabul.
On 17 August, #TTP confirmed that Faqir Mohammad was released alongside some other group members from prison.
Some details about today's airstrike in Kunar from @bsarwary:
State-run @BakhtarNA reported that one civilian was killed and two more were wounded in today's roadside IED #explosion in Tank-e Logar area, in PD8 of #Kabul City.
Local sources told me that the target of the explosion was a passing by vehicle of the #Taliban.
Meanwhile, the @emergency_ngo reported receiving three wounded patients, seemingly from PD16 explosion.
As both explosions were in the same direction (road), there could be some misreporting/mixing of information.
#Taliban:
"A special unit of the #Nangargar's Intelligence Department conducted a #special_operation on a hideout of armed robbers/kidnappers (#ISKP) in Maqam Khan area of #Behsud district, in which the head of the group named Shaheen was killed& 3 members of the group arrested."
Meanwhile, Nangarhar Spinghar News quoted eye witnesses saying that "on Saturday morning a clash broke out between the Taliban& #ISKP (on the outskirts of Jalalabad). According to local residents, 2 ISKP militants were killed, 1 wounded& 2 arrested. TB also sustained casualties."
#Taliban statement:
"Dr. Bashir, the provincial director of intelligence in #Nangarhar, said that 80 #ISKP members from 10 districts of the province had #surrendered, with conditional bail of local tribal elders, to the IEA and they were apardoned."
#Economic_Collapse #Afghanistan's #currency falls to record low (1 USD = 99.5 AFN) & a private bank (Maiwand Bank) reportedly collapsed.
The world is not going to recognize Taliban's government& TB don't accept an inclusive govt.
AFG nation is suffering!
Since very early in the morning, #Taliban launched an operation against a suspected #ISKP hideout in #Jalalabad City. The clash is still ongoing.
The sound of small arms fire, RPGs& other explosions heard by locals in the area.
Details of the incident will come later. #Nangarhar
A pro-TB source released an alleged video of the ongoing clearing operation of the #Taliban agajnst an #ISKP hideout in #Jalalabad City:
Pro-TB sources:
"At least 4 #ISKP members, including a suicide bomber, were killed & Atta-u-Rehman, a well-known figure of the group, was arrested (in today's Taliban operation against their hideout in Jalalabad)."
Below is a video from the incident scene:
The US Department of Treasury designated Ismatullah Khalozai, a financial facilitator for #ISKP, who has provided support to ISKP’s operations in #AFG by facilitating international financial transactions& movement of #foreign_fighters who seek to escalate tensions in AFG& region.
"For 2 years, Ismatullah Khalozai operated a #Turkey-based #hawala business to transfer funds to finance #ISKP operations. Previously, he operated a #UAE-based financing scheme to generate funds in support of ISKP.
Khalozai has also carried out human smuggling operations 4 ISKP."
Meanwhile, the US @StateDept designated three more #ISKP leaders including the Emir (Sanaullah a.k.a. Shahab al-Muhajir), Cheif Propagandist (Sultan Aziz Azam) and Head of Kabul Operations (Mawlawi Rajab), as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (#SDGT).