#FactCheck :
The number of #ISKP attacks in AFG remains in the same level, before& after the Taliban's takeover of Govt. If we compare the numbers for the last two years (Last year of the Republic "229" & First year of the TB "244"), it is showing a slight increase under TB Govt.
Regarding the "geographical spread" of the ISKP, I want to say that, it is also a sheft from one to other zone or province in AFG, rather than an overall increase or spreading. E.g. under the Republic Govt, since its establishment, the ISKP group had claimed attacks in a totoal..
... of 17 provinces, while after the Taliban takeover, this number is the same (17 provinces).
Note:
The number of ISKP claimed attacks could be different on the DB of the group compared to my records, as they sometime counting components of the same attack, as separate attacks.
Below you can see the geographical distribution of the ISKP claimed attacks, in provincial level, in Afghanistan since 2015 (the establishment of the ISKP branch of the Islamic State group):
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Questioning the Taliban's claim regarding the killing of Ziauddin, a former acting leader of #ISKP, @TajudenSoroush wrote that according to ex-government officials, he was actually killed on 15 August 2021, while escaping from a prison in Kabul City.
I am going to explain more...
The TB claimed killing of ZIAUDDIN, but the name of the former interim leader of #ISKP who was killed during a prison break in Kabul was ZIAULHAQ alias Abu Umar Khorasani.
The story of his killing was published in the 6th issue of the ISKP's Voice of Khorasan magazine, in Pashto.
Now the question is:
So, who was Mawlawi Ziauddin, who was allegedly killed by the Taliban in Balkh province?
Till now, there is no evidence (in open sources) to show that Ziauddin was the former interim leader or a key commander of the ISKP in AFG.
It is worth mentioning that...
#Taliban's intelligence provided details about the identities of the #ISKP members who were killed during raids on 17 March 2023 in 3 locations of #Mazar-e Sharif City: 1. Mawlawi Ziauddin, ex-acting-governor of Khorasan Province (acting-head of the ISKP for Afghanistan), who ...
... was currently in charge of the ISKP courts& justice system. Ziauddin also known as Mawlawi Mohammad, was the number 02 leader of Khorasan Province. 2. Abu Umar Afridi, a leadership council member of the ISKP group. 3. Ustad Salman Tajikistani, an expert of IED making&military
...trainings.
Also, some time ago, operations were conducted in #Faryab province, as a result of which all the members of the Khawarij group, who were involved in the attack on the governor of Balkh province& several other attacks in Balkh, Faryab& Kabul province, were arrested.
Beside the usual propaganda against the Taliban& Arab regimes, the latest issue of the #ISKP's Voice of Khorasan magazine in Arabic, include a long article about the #UN & other #NGOs operating in #AFG.
Pro-government PAK religious scholars also condemned by ISKP in the magazine.
The article named "the most famous" non governmental organizations currently operating in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime as "CARE International, UNICEF, ICRC, NRC, AKDN, Save the Children..." adding that a big compound of the UN located n the Paktiakot area of Kabul City...
...is "the evidence of the maliciousness and heresy of the Taliban and the cooperation of this misguided group with the infidels."
The last paragraph of the article is calling on Afghans to stay away from NGOs& encourage the youths to join the ISKP and fight against the Taliban.
In an unverified letter attributed to the Craftsmen& Shopkeepers Chamber of #Parwan, the #women's hair salons in the province are directed to consider some Islamic regulations during their work.
The letter is from CSC but some of its contents seem to be from the Vice& Virtue Dep.
"1. Hairdressers should do their job according to the principles of Islam. 2. They should #pray inside the shop after closing the door of the shop during prayer times. 3. Inside the salons, ethical& Islamic issues including observing #Hijab, should be considered. 4. Customers ...
...should make ablution before applying make-up. 5. As far as possible, do not use cosmetics that make ablution invalid. 6. It is strictly forbidden to sell the cut hair of customers. 9. Inside the salons, there should be a suitable place for customers to make ablution.
#Taliban@moiafghanistan's spokesman:
"Today at 11:30 a.m., an explosion occurred at the Shia's Tebyan cultural center in PD2 of Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province.
One guard of the said cultural center was killed&8 people including 5 journalists&3 children were injured n the blast."
@avapress, the media outlet of Tebyan Cultural & Social Center, meanwhile reported that 3 people were killed & 30 more wounded in today's #explosion in #Mazar-e Sharif City. #ISKP group is the main suspect behind today's explosion that targeted a #Shia center connected to #Iran.
The head of Tebyan Center, a pro-Iran Shia Afghan @hosseinimazari, in a statement condemned today's attack in Mazar-e Sharif claiming that the cultural&social center "was attacked by terrorists affiliated with #America& its allies, and nearly 40 people were killed and injured."
A #Pakistani_delegation lead by the country's Defense Minister& include ISI chief, arrived in #Kabul and met with the Taliban's Deputy PM, Mullah Baradar.
"The two sides discussed the development of bilateral relations, trade, regional connectivity&economic cooperation," TB said.
The #Taliban in the below statement finally disclosed the actual contents of today's meeting with #PAK officials:
"In the meeting, there was a clear&detailed discussion on the security concerns of both sides, the drone flights over our territory& the activities of the militants."
According to @khorasandiary, Pakistani officials had serious talks with the Taliban in Kabul warning them of considering any option if TTP attacks continue.
Meanwhile, a PAK journalist reported about the #assassination of a senior #TTP commander in #Kunar Province of Afghanistan.