NEW: Latest @SIGARHQ report finds overall violence in #Afghanistan is down since US forces left BUT...
"significant violence persists, including mass-casualty attacks by the #IslamicState-#Khorasan (#ISIS-K); civilian disturbances from abusive Taliban forces and others"
"significant violence persists, including mass-casualty attacks by the #IslamicState-#Khorasan (#ISIS-K); civilian disturbances from abusive Taliban forces and others"
.@SIGARHQ reports calls #ISIS-#Khorasan the "current greatest security threat" to the #Taliban
ISIS-K attacks killed at least 90 ppl from October-December 2021 in #Kabul #Kundiz #Kandahar
ISIS-K attacks killed at least 90 ppl from October-December 2021 in #Kabul #Kundiz #Kandahar
#ISIS-#Khorasan attracting new members
"A violent organization with a significant bankroll, IS-K often appears as the last & most extreme option for disaffected individuals or groups" per @SIGARHQ
"A violent organization with a significant bankroll, IS-K often appears as the last & most extreme option for disaffected individuals or groups" per @SIGARHQ
MORE: Some evidence former #ANDSF joining #ISIS-#Khorasan
Ex Afghan general in Helmand Province, Sami Sadat, told @SIGARHQ US failure to evacuate skilled Afghan fighters, especially commandos/intel officers, left them vulnerable to recruitment & could lead to ISIS-K resurgence
Ex Afghan general in Helmand Province, Sami Sadat, told @SIGARHQ US failure to evacuate skilled Afghan fighters, especially commandos/intel officers, left them vulnerable to recruitment & could lead to ISIS-K resurgence
General Masoud Andarabi, a former director of #Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) echoed the concerns, telling @SIGARHQ for former NDS personnel, joining #ISIS-#Khorasan would be path to resistance, revenge or safety from #Taliban
BUT US intelligence disagrees...
ANDSF personnel "almost certainly have not joined violent extremist organizations within Afghanistan" @DefenseIntel told @SIGARHQ
ANDSF personnel "almost certainly have not joined violent extremist organizations within Afghanistan" @DefenseIntel told @SIGARHQ
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