[AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
- EXPLOSION REPORTED IN KABUL, NO CASUALTIES – A magnetic mine destroyed a vehicle in the 8th Police District of Kabul yesterday. No injuries or deaths were reported in conjunction with the attack. Sources in the Ministry of Interior said the recent spate of bombings in Kabul has not been deadly and the general thinking among GDI agents is that ISIS-K has fielded two teams made up of new recruits who lack the technical and tactical know-how to conduct these attacks. They also believe the electronic components being used in the roadside and magnetic mines were purchased in China and are of inferior quality. In 2022, ISIS-K has been at its deadliest when utilizing suicide bombers. It is unknown if ISIS-K is responsible for the recent unsuccessful bomb attacks, but sources indicate that the Taliban intelligence community believes it is their handiwork. Similar operations carried out by Resistance forces in the North have been far more precise and professional but this does not mean they were not involved.
- HARDLINERS IN DE FACTO REGIME BAN WOMEN FROM GYMS AND PARKS – In yet another sophomoric move, the old guard among the Taliban leadership has decreed that women may not visit gyms or public parks. Doubtlessly the policy will incite more criticism from the international community and continues to push recognition of the regime farther over the horizon.
NEXT 24 HOURS
ROADS REMAIN MIRED IN MUD AFTER RAINS IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY – Heavy rains have caused transportation delays across the central belt of Afghanistan as roads that were already saturated from earlier storms received as much as 3 inches of new rain. Residents from Herat to Khost have complained that taxis and busses are having difficulty negotiating the roads. At-risk Afghans planning to travel by ground are advised to check the conditions and expect delays. |