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Afghanistan
Daily Evacuation Brief: August 24, 2022
2022-08-25
[AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
  • PROTESTS AT REFUGEE CAMPS — Afghan refugees languishing in the Humanitarian City in the UAE held protests over the lack of movement on their immigration cases, most of which are pending with the United States. Rumors about impending deportations have been escalating over the past month, and many of the families who are stuck in the country have expressed deep concern they will be forced back into danger under the Taliban.

  • NEW TALIBAN STRATEGY IN THE NORTH — Recent military movements in northern Afghanistan suggest the Taliban’s newly appointed special commander for the region, Abdul Qayyum Zakir, is shifting forces around in an attempt to launch a new offensive. A source in the Ministry of Defense has said the new strategy will no longer include direct assaults on NRF strongholds but will instead employ a “side strategy”. The source could not elaborate on what this strategy entails.

  • BORDER CLASHES — Two separate border incidents have been reported over the last 36 hours, one on the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan border in Balkh and one on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Paktia. See the Conflict Tracker below for details.

CONFLICT TRACKER:
Takhar: NRF ambushed a Talib truck in Farkhar district, killing 4 turbans.
Panjshir: Talibs lost 8 turbans in Khenj district in a fight that began August 22nd. Mullah Mohammad Fazil Mazloom may be relieved of command.
Balkh: Clashes in Shortepa district between Uzbek border guards and Talib turbans trying to buy candy near the border. Casualties unknown.
Paktia: Fighting between Tqlibs and Pakistani troops near Tarkhoabay on the Durand Line.

NEXT 24 HOURS
Taliban forces in Panjshir will continue their retrograde operations in an attempt to concentrate their forces in preparation for a shift in their objectives in the province. Fighting is expected, but it will likely be light and spread across a wide front.

Interesting article:
How the Taliban’s more effective and ‘fairer’ tax system helped it win control of Afghanistan

[The Conversation] Long before the withdrawal of US troops, the Taliban had developed a remarkably state-like system of taxing citizens on everyday goods.
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