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Peter1469
02-23-2018, 09:34 PM
Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan (https://www.longwarjournal.org/mapping-taliban-control-in-afghanistan)

US special forces, CIA Special Activities Group, along with Afghan Northern Alliance allies quickly removed the Taliban from power. They even conducted a cavalry charge. But the Taliban is made up of the largest tribe in Afghanistan- the Pastun. US backed governments have been corrupt and ineffective. That Taliban is making a comeback. At the link there is a map that shows this.


Description: For nearly two decades the government of Afghanistan, with the help of U.S. and coalition forces, has been battling for control of the country against the ever-present threat of the Afghan Taliban. FDD’sLong War Journal has been tracking the Taliban’s attempts to gain control of territory since NATO ended its military mission in Afghanistan and switched to an “advise and assist” role in June 2014. Districts have been retaken (by both sides) only to be lost shortly thereafter, largely resulting in the conflict’s current relative stalemate. However, since the U.S. drawdown of peak forces in 2011, the Taliban has unquestionably been resurgent.

See the map at the link.

waltky
08-01-2018, 04:08 PM
Taliban Surge Routs ISIS in No. Afghanistan...
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Taliban Surge Routs ISIS in Northern Afghanistan
Aug. 1, 2018 — More than 200 Islamic State fighters and their two top commanders surrendered to the Afghan government on Wednesday to avoid capture by Taliban insurgents, after a two-day battle that was a decisive victory for the Taliban, participants on all sides confirmed.

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One of the Islamic State commanders, Mufti Nemat, was reached by cellphone after his surrender, and he confirmed that he and 200 to 250 of his fighters had turned themselves in to the government after the battle in northern Afghanistan, in which 40 of his insurgents had been killed by the Taliban. “It was a dark night, a pell-mell situation,” he said. “For two to three nights, we have been unable to sleep; we are very exhausted.” The spokesman for Afghanistan’s commando forces, Maj. Ahmad Jawid Salim, said in a post on his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Ahmad-Jawid-Salim-احمد-جاوید-سلیم-153442465003894/) that the surrenders marked the end of the Islamic State in northern Afghanistan. “After the surrender of more than 200 Daeshis in Darzab District last night, the Daeshis have been wiped out of the north,” he said, using an alternative name for Islamic State members.

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, who was also reached by cellphone, said that after the attack on the Islamic State group, the Taliban had taken 128 fighters prisoner, with the rest fleeing to government positions in the area. “There will be investigations, and our military courts will decide on their fates,” he said. “Let’s see what happens.” The Taliban and the Islamic State are bitter enemies in Afghanistan, attacking each other wherever they can. The Islamic State’s main concentration is in the south of Nangarhar Province, in eastern Afghanistan, but they had another major group in the northern province of Jowzjan, particularly in Darzab, the district that was Mr. Nemat’s stronghold.


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An Islamic State fighter, second from right, speaking to a journalist after surrendering in Jowzjan Province, in northern Afghanistan, on Wednesday.



Mr. Nemat refused to give details of the fight against the Taliban or to reveal why he had decided to surrender. He was critical of the government, however, saying that the Afghan National Army had promised to send helicopters to evacuate him and his followers, who included 30 women. “It was an emergency situation,” he said. “We were promised choppers around 9 p.m. last night to evacuate us, but unfortunately nothing came.” Instead, the Islamic State fighters fled on foot to government lines, but more could have escaped the Taliban pursuit, Mr. Nemat said. “We lost contact with the others last night. I think they contacted the Taliban or went somewhere else.”


Among his followers, he said, were about 25 to 30 foreigners, mostly from Central Asian countries, but also two Frenchmen, known only by Arabic pseudonyms, Abu Mohammad and Abu Mariam. In addition to Mr. Nemat, who is also known as Mufti Nematullah Qaweem, the other Islamic State military commander, Maulavi Habib ul-Rahman, surrendered to the Afghan government forces, according to Abdul Hafiz Khashi, the deputy police chief of Jowzjan Province. The two leaders are brothers-in-law. “The areas the Daeshis controlled were taken by the Taliban,” Mr. Khashi said.

more (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-isis.html)

waltky
08-15-2018, 09:56 PM
Taliban no longer guaranteeing safe passage for Red Cross workers in Afghanistan...
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Taliban no longer guaranteeing safe passage for Red Cross workers (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/08/15/Taliban-no-longer-guaranteeing-safe-passage-for-Red-Cross-workers/7711534332820/?sl=13)
Aug. 15,`18 (UPI) -- The Taliban has pulled protection for the Red Cross in Afghanistan, as an attack Wednesday killed nine police officers and 35 soldiers, officials said. (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/08/15/Taliban-no-longer-guaranteeing-safe-passage-for-Red-Cross-workers/7711534332820/?sl=13)


The Taliban said it will no longer (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45194774) allow safe passage to Red Cross staff. A spokeswoman said the humanitarian organization is talking with militants to find a way to continue offering aid in the war-torn nation. The Red Cross scaled down Afghan operations late last year after seven staff members were killed. The organization said in a tweet (https://twitter.com/ICRC_af/status/1029407447746859008) Tuesday it's doing what it can to help people and organize water supplies for about 18,000 people. The withdrawal of support comes at a time of ongoing violence in the country. A Taliban attack Wednesday killed 35 soldiers (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/afghanistan-dozens-security-forces-killed-taliban-attack-180815065025633.html) and nine policemen in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan, officials said.



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A photograph at the office of International Committee of Red Cross in Kunduz, Afghanistan, depicts the delivery of aid in October. Wednesday, the Taliban said Red Cross staff are no longer allowed safe passage into Afghanistan.




Militants set fire to (https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-security-personnel-killed-in-taliban-attack/29434861.html) two adjacent checkpoints after the attack in Baghlan-i Markazi district, provincial council head Mohammad Safdar Mohseni said. Taliban militants raided at least one military base and three checkpoints, officials added, and the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. The assault occurred one day after the insurgent group took over the Camp Chinaya military base in northern Faryab province, killing 17 soldiers and injuring 19 others.


Meanwhile, the Taliban said it's ordered militants out of Ghazni after five days of battle there. The attack killed hundreds (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/won-survive-residents-speak-ongoing-battle-ghazni-180814060051550.html), about 150 of whom were civilians. The attack in Ghazni was the largest operation (https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/08/13/Afghanistan-Death-toll-climbs-above-300-in-Ghazni/5251534178324/) the Taliban has launched since a June truce brought fighting to a temporary halt.


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