According to shinvari, the operation was launched to eliminate daesh and will continue until the region is cleared of insurgents. Afghan security forces have not sustained casualties so far, esmail shinvari, achin district governor said. Some local commanders of taliban pledged allegiance to the emir of daesh or the islamic state and opened a new chapter in the war in afghanistan. The khaama press news agency is the largest online news service for afghanistan. Dec 25, 2017 russia says daesh is expanding its influence in afghanistan and that the terrorist group currently has 10 thousand members in the wartorn country. Afghan intelligence tracks down daesh masterminds in kabul. This book is an inside account of daesh and its hidden agenda. The claim, accompanied by a photo and video of the men the group said had unleashed the carnage.
This ideology of daesh is antiislam and will continue to be antiislam. Daesh terrorists confess, terrorism done in coordination with us occupation forces the three terrorists, in a program broadcast on the. Daeshs desire to resurrect the caliphate is not a new idea but was. Daesh gets new foothold in libya, afghanistan sputnik. In this backdrop, rise of daesh phenomena in pakistans backyard is going to be a new mounting challenge for pakistans security and stability. Singapores approach to counter terrorism and extremism konrad. Daesh fighters attacked the house of a taliban commander in the northern afghan province of sare pul on tuesday, killing at least 15 people as they were attending a prayer. Daesh appeals to disillusioned individuals globally by offering a close community with a potent identity. Daesh latest news on daesh read breaking news on zee news. The daesh branch of south asia is mainly focused on a small presence in afghanistan, largely in the north, though it has carried out highprofile attacks further south in the capital. Throughout this article, we use isis to refer to the main leadership of the group in iraq and syria and isk for its affiliate in afghanistan.
Widespread reports, however, said the washingtonled operations largely spared the terrorists and led, instead, to civilian deaths and inflicted damage on the iraqi infrastructure. Daish in afghanistan new wave of instability for the region. Daesh has established a foothold in afghanistan, but its rivalry with the taliban means its success is far from assured. Unidentified helicopters drop off daesh terrorists in. Officials in afghanistan revealed reports that a huge joint united statesafghan offensive against isis daesh forces in nangarhar province has now ended. Daesh fighters in afghanistan kill at least 15 taliban. The taliban and daesh terrorists pose a threat to afghanistan, while the potential consolidation of the two groups might deteriorate the situation.
The head of islamic state in afghanistan believed to be the mastermind behind several highprofile attacks including an assault on a military hospital that claimed at least 50 lives has been killed, us. Kabuldaesh targeted the iraqi embassy in kabul on monday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up outside the gates, followed by three gunmen who stormed into the building. The video shows the oath of allegiance to abu bakr albaghdadi and unification of the four. Khaama press was established in october 2010 by a highly team of young, professional and committed journalists with a vision to spread awareness amongst the online readers about the political, social, cultural and economical affairs and happenings in afghanistan. In may 2016, isk also published a video commending indians to join its. Focuses on isis and the taliban, al qaeda reemerges. Senior daesh commanders killed in afghanistan air strike. The new silk road project to link asia with europe might be on the target of daesh, as thousands of terrorists are being located in afghanistan news service 10.
No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any. Why daesh, taliban are destined to merge in afghanistan. They may not be a central player in the decadeslong conflict, but they are a new player in an already crowded battlefield. Afghanistan was a novel phenomenon that had come from outside the. Islamic state expands reach in afghanistan, threatening west abc. So far 250 daesh militants have been killed and many wounded.
As the islamic state loses territory, it has increasingly turned to afghanistan as a. Daesh began making inroads into afghanistan in late 2014, winning over sympathizers, recruiting followers and challenging the taliban on their own turf, primarily in the countrys east. There are allegations that weapons are often transferred to the territory of afghanistan by helicopters without identifying insignia. Speaking to sputnik, afghan commentators voiced the pros and cons regarding the organizations teaming up and explained why the us is not interested in bringing an end to the war in central asia. Initially dismissed as propaganda by most observers and. Options for a future strategy for the afghan taliban. Inside afghanistan is the story of the taliban and september 11, as only this servant of god can tell it. Apr 20, 2020 the influence of daesh has decreased in afghanistan. In recent months, the daesh islamic state organisation has opened and new front and started to make its presence felt in the afghanistanpakistan region, most notably in the. Settling in to life in afghanistan antonio giustozzi for all intents and purposes, daesh has been defeated in iraq and syria, but key leaders and administrators of the shortlived islamic state will not simply vanish from the global jihadist environment. Halimov was fighting for daesh in iraq and sent into syria to prop up daesh as the organizations power was seen waning against turkish soldiers during the euphrates shield operation. This makes the taliban genuinely popular in afghanistan, compared to the unpopularity of daesh in syraq. The iraqi army under the westernbacked government was a highly corrupt institution, and was unable to stop even a qualitatively. Making sense of daesh in afghanistan bonn international center.
Indias options in afghanistan may 18, 2020 adminavi 0 comments growing violence witnessed in the last week presages a period of intense fighting between the afghan security forces and taliban in the coming period, which would have serious security consequences for the region in general and for india in particular. Daesh launches new attacks in afghanistan arab news. The risk of a merger between daesh isisisil and the taliban is quite real, haji mohammad mehdiyar, the leader of the counterterrorism activist movement, told sputnik afghanistan, dubbing both groups american marionettes. Daeshs new deployment was spurred by the killing of u. A taliban spokesman denied any cooperation with isis. Daesh is fully present in afghanistan and doing its actions in pakistan via afghanistan. Daesh terrorists, who are losing ground in syria and iraq, are now moving to libya and afghanistan taking two countries security forces flatfooted. The militant marketplace model julian richards, university of buckingham1 abstract. Frank mckenzie said the militant outfit which was under strong.
After watching television footage of the prisoners being fed rice pilaf with meat and vegetables and bottled water, abdul. The suspects, named ehsanullah and omar, are suspected of having been daeshs chief of operations and recruiter for kabul. It is said in afghanistan that these are us helicopters and that they deliver assistance not to moderate fighters or extremists, but directly to isis, she added. It may be mentioned that former afghan president hamid karzai on april 17, 2017 claimed that he did not differentiate at all between daesh and america. Daesh terrorists in afghanistan may sabotage chinas silk. They had established many of their hideouts in nangarhar, but were then forced to flee to kunar. The growing presence and activities of daesh in the afpak region seems to have united them all on three major issues i. The influence of the is or daesh has started to grow in afghanistan at an alarming rate. The global coalition to counter the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, also referred to as the counterisil coalition or counter daesh coalition, is a usled group of nations and nonstate actors that have committed to work together under a common, multifaceted, and longterm strategy to degrade and defeat isil daesh. The islamic state is more commonly known in afghanistan as isis or daesh.
Daish in afghanistan new wave of instability for the. The global coalition to counter the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, also referred to as the counterisil coalition or counterdaesh coalition, is a usled group of nations and nonstate actors that have committed to work together under a common, multifaceted, and longterm strategy to degrade and defeat isildaesh. Officials said as many as 50 people died when the taliban and a commander claiming ties to the islamic state overran an area in the north. Antonio giustozzi, in his recent book the islamic state in khorasan, shows. Challenges and prospects for daesh in afghanistan and its relations. Afghan authorities are investigating reports that two unidentified helicopters have dropped off daesh isisisil terrorists in the afghan province of nangarhar, afghan senator haji lutfullah baba told the islamic republic news agency irna on wednesday.
Afghanistan arrests 3 senior members of south asian branch of. Taliban are not the same as alqaedadaesh afghaneye. Daesh wants taliban to fight under its black flag but taliban want daesh to leave afghanistan. The isdaesh in afghanistan centre for strategic and. Islamic state khorasan isk center for strategic and international. Daesh declares war on taliban in afghanistan kabul tasnim the daesh isis or isil terrorist group described taliban militants in afghanistan as hypocrites and stooges of the unbelievers. The taliban embody the millenniaold afghan nationalist tradition of resisting foreign military forces from as far back as the time of alexander of macedon, whereas daesh formed just a few years ago. Aug 06, 2017 officials said as many as 50 people died when the taliban and a commander claiming ties to the islamic state overran an area in the north. Mehdiyar focused attention on the fact that previously the two terrorist groups had already teamed up in afghanistan. Stop comparing the taliban to daesh theyre totally. Press tv may, 2020 afghanistans president ashraf ghani has ordered the countrys military to switch to offensive mode from a defensive one in the wake of. Afghanistan video news of afghani events and happenings in country. Isis leader vows to keep fighting in new video messagethe video message is the first for isis leader albaghdidi in five years.
Daesh operates in kabul under the shadow of afghan and us. Afghan intelligence tracks down daesh masterminds in kabul nds officials said this has dealt a major blow to the group which has perpetrated a range of deadly attacks in the country and in kabul. I have mapped out the locations of daesh training centres as well. Isi, isis, isil, daesh, is a manyheaded hydra, a chameleon of. As the time went by, the group strengthened its afghanistan presence. Are isis fighters prisoners or honored guests of the afghan. Mckenzie commander of united states central command centcom has said of the talibans virtual defeat of daesh in afghanistans nangarhar province in recent months. In the book, senator malik has discussed the emergence of daeshisis and its. Igor gashkov ria novosti as the jihadist terrorists continue to be flushed out from syria and iraq, they are now looking elsewhere to regroup and form a kind of backup caliphate. Daesh fighters in afghanistan kill at least 15 taliban arab. Despite us heavy investment, troops deployment, use of high tech weaponry and rising combat casualties, lasting peace in. In the book, senator malik has discussed the emergence of daeshisis and its evolution in enormous spectrum.
Defeating the new central and south asia jihad, by paul lushenko 3. It has also exposed ajit dovals offensivedefensive doctrineantipakistan statements of indias bjp leadership, while pointing out that new delhi is the main spoiler of peace in afghanistan, and is still manipulating the militants of daesh, ttp, east turkestan islamic movement etim etc. The taliban is unlikely to win back afghanistan through force of arms alone. Daesh declares war on taliban in afghanistan world news. Taliban surge routs isis in northern afghanistan, new york times, august 1. By transferring daesh from iraq and syria to afghanistan, the white house seeks to justify the continuation of its presence in the region and to create security for the zionist regime, ayatollah khamenei said in january 2018. Americans are in iraq on a mission of destruction video.
Nicholson has vowed to defeat daesh militants in afghanistan this year. Externally supported terrorism does not exist in afghanistan, the taliban said on. Daesh releases video of its terrorists behind sri lanka suicide bombing april 24, 2019. Yet, as the withdrawal from afghanistan proceeded, isil or the islamic. Joint talibanisis attack kills dozens, afghan officials. In afghanistan, the islamic state, also known as daesh, poses a big threat to the united states, a senior american general said wednesday. They have their eyes set on afghanistan, and intend to give the taliban a run for their money. John weaver was there as the last american aid worker in. The creation of the shura for khorasan the historic name of the region, including afghanistan, pakistan, and the central asia was endorsed by the daesh supreme command. The groups emir, abu sayed, was reported killed in a strike on his headquarters in kunar in july, the third daesh emir in. Further, daesh adapts its narrative to account for local conditions in countries where it has or is planning to establish a presence, such as libya, afghanistan, egypt, somalia, algeria and yemen. Us president donald trumps decision to pull american troops out of syria seems to be linked to the escape of daesh elements from jails in the north of the arab country, which can finally result in the regrouping of the notorious takfiri terrorist outfit, a. This threeweek offensive is estimated to have killed more than 160 suspected isis daesh militants. The head of islamic state in afghanistan believed to be the mastermind behind several highprofile attacks including an assault on a military hospital that claimed at least 50 lives has been killed, us and afghan officials said.
President trumps new afghan strategy, may only make the decline in the western. May 25, 2016 the expansion of isis in afghanistan over the past 6 months carries a strong message for those who refused to accept this possibility and continued to fool themselves by believing that, there is no daesh in afghanistan and that they cannot come in and establish themselves in such a place as afghanistan, and that the isafnato. May 09, 2016 it has also exposed ajit dovals offensivedefensive doctrineantipakistan statements of indias bjp leadership, while pointing out that new delhi is the main spoiler of peace in afghanistan, and is still manipulating the militants of daesh, ttp, east turkestan islamic movement etim etc. The daeshisis rising monster worldwide has 14 chapters and is dedicated to the victims of terrorism particularly daesh worldwide. Jun 14, 2019 in this backdrop, rise of daesh phenomena in pakistans backyard is going to be a new mounting challenge for pakistans security and stability.
Daesh, taliban clash left 12 dead in nangarhar the. Here are ten of the best books on isis so far to answer these questions and more. Not long after this border movement a takfiri group, calling itself isis of afghanistan, announced emergence in the achin district of the eastern province of nangarhar as well as khakesefid district of farah province close to the common borders with iran. The head of islamic state daesh in afghanistan believed to be the mastermind behind several highprofile attacks including an assault on a military hospital that claimed at least 50. Daesh s new deployment was spurred by the killing of u.
Covering kabul, the taliban, alqaeda, opium, president karzai and relations with neighbors. Us military allegedly promoting isis in afghanistan. Afghanistan arrests 3 senior members of south asian branch. Despite the fact that every day is dangerous and possibly lifethreatening, john weaver believes he sees god at work in afghanistan and he is optimistic about its spiritual future. Rehman maliks book on daeshisis to be launched today. The number of daesh fighters killed by a massive us bomb in eastern afghanistan has nearly tripled to at least 90, afghan officials said saturday.
Shaheen pointed out that the new starting point of the intraafghan peace talk is. Press tv may, 2020 afghanistans president ashraf ghani has ordered the countrys military to switch to offensive mode from a defensive one in the wake of the latest bout of bloodshed in the warravaged country. I have narrated all the facts in my book as to who created and funded the creation of daesh in the beginning. Bicc publicationsmaking sense of daesh in afghanistan. In 2014, daesh seized a significant amount of turf in syria and iraq and declared the occupied territories they controlled to be a sovereign state and a new caliphate under the leadership of abu bakr albaghdadi. Training camps have sprouted up in afghanistan, leading to questions. After watching television footage of the prisoners being fed rice. It was crystal clear the main aim of the supporters of these groups. In may, the leader of the new qaeda branch posted a video claiming. Most importantly, what daesh means for afghanistan is more civilian casualties, the group has claimed responsibility for some of the deadliest attacks over the last yearandahalf in the country. By continuing military operations, the taliban risk attracting the attention of the united states military, which may soon turn to combating the daesh presence in afghanistan more directly after the daesh territorial holdings in iraq and syria are eliminated. The organization has released a video of one of its indian fighters, a vandriver from karnataka named anwar hussain, who died in afghanistan in 2014 to serve as a recruitment tool for the indian. Apparently, the terrorist daesh group sees the novel coronavirus covid19 as a divine punishment against infidels, a recent interview by rudaw news agency with several wives of deash militants who currently live in alhol camp in kurdish controlled northeast syria.
Are isis fighters prisoners or honored guests of the. Daesh claims deadly attack on iraqi embassy in kabul the. Despite us heavy investment, troops deployment, use of high tech weaponry and rising combat casualties, lasting peace in afghanistan remains a pipedream. Daesh was operating in iraq and syria for years but it emerged in afghanistan months before. Huge us bomb kills 90 daesh militants in afghanistan. Jun 25, 2017 daesh declares war on taliban in afghanistan kabul tasnim the daesh isis or isil terrorist group described taliban militants in afghanistan as hypocrites and stooges of the unbelievers. Leading a new coalition of its allies, the united states returned to iraq in 2014, when daesh unleashed a campaign of destruction in the arab country.
A clearinghouse for jihadi primary source material, original analysis, and translation service. Their recent activities include attacks on government establishments, clashes with taliban, and multiple abductions of numerous members of the hazara tribe including women. The head of daesh in afghanistan, abdul hasib, was killed in an operation on april 27 conducted jointly by afghan and us special forces in the eastern province of nangarhar, us and afghan. But the exact nature of links between daesh in afghanistan and.
Initially dismissed as propaganda by most observers and official sources like isaf and members of its successor mission, operation resolute support these attitudes. Russia says daesh is expanding its influence in afghanistan and that the terrorist group currently has 10 thousand members in the wartorn country. The appearance of daesh also known as the islamic state of iraq and syria, isis or is in what it calls khorasan afghanistan, pakistan, central asia and iran was first reported in the late summer of 2014. Daesh declares war on taliban in afghanistan tasnim news agency. Aug 04, 2018 the islamic state is more commonly known in afghanistan as isis or daesh. The groups resilience has raised fears that afghanistan could become a new base for daesh fighters fleeing the battlefields of syria and iraq, where the group has lost swathes of territory. The authors katja mielke and nick miszak analyze socalled islamic state is or daesh in afghanistan as a contextspecific phenomenon that manifests differently. Dec 25, 2017 the new silk road project to link asia with europe might be on the target of daesh, as thousands of terrorists are being located in afghanistan news service 10. Unidentified helicopters drop off daesh terrorists in afghanistan sputnik 24. Russias afghan policy in the regional and russiawest contexts ifri.
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