Some facts about the #foreign_fighters (FFs) living under the #Taliban's shadow:
1. There are a couple of thousands of FFs living in #AFG under the TB's regime. Majority of them are settled in the east (Kunar&Nangarhar) & north (Badakhshan&Takhar) of AFG.
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1. There are a couple of thousands of FFs living in #AFG under the TB's regime. Majority of them are settled in the east (Kunar&Nangarhar) & north (Badakhshan&Takhar) of AFG.
afintl.com/en/202210196971
2. Pakistanis & citizens of Central Asian countries make the absolute majority of the FFs in AFG, followed by Arabs, Indians, Turks...
FFs in small numbers are scattered all over AFG, from south to north and from east to west.
3. While the FFs supported the TB in last 2 decades,
FFs in small numbers are scattered all over AFG, from south to north and from east to west.
3. While the FFs supported the TB in last 2 decades,
... the IEA have to host and protect them mainly for two reasons:
A. Religion and AFG traditions not allow the TB to expel the FFs or to handover them to their enemies (their countries of origin).
B. The TB can use the FFs as bargaining chips and as a means of pressure against...
A. Religion and AFG traditions not allow the TB to expel the FFs or to handover them to their enemies (their countries of origin).
B. The TB can use the FFs as bargaining chips and as a means of pressure against...
... the neighboring/regional countries and the international community.
4. To safely host& protect the FFs (& to make them ready for further use), the TB need to provide them with AFG's national ID cards (there were reports about distribution of AFG's Tazkiras to FFs)& Passports.
4. To safely host& protect the FFs (& to make them ready for further use), the TB need to provide them with AFG's national ID cards (there were reports about distribution of AFG's Tazkiras to FFs)& Passports.
5. Providing national ID cards and Passports (illegally) to extremists is not a unique& new development, as some AFG Taliban members, including their top leader, also had Pakistani CNICs and passports. So, the claim of #Tajikistani_minister is true, but the number is exaggerated. 
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