53% Increase in Security Incidents in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

The report, released on Tuesday (September 17), shows that security incidents in Afghanistan have increased by 53% compared to the same period last year.

The report states that the number of armed clashes has risen from 37 in the same period last year to 80, and incidents involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have increased from seven to 13.

The report also mentions that anti-Taliban military forces, including the Resistance Front and the Freedom Front, targeted Taliban fighters 73 times during this period, although they did not achieve any territorial gains. Of these, the Freedom Front carried out 21 attacks and the National Resistance Front conducted 52 attacks.

In total, 58 attacks occurred, including 46 in Kabul, 15 in the west, 11 in the northeast, four in the east, two in the north, and two in the southern regions. According to the organization, the perpetrators of 19 other attacks have not yet been identified.

The United Nations did not provide information on casualties resulting from these attacks. Additionally, the Khorasan branch of ISIS claimed responsibility for four attacks, including an attack on foreign tourists in Bamiyan and attacks on Taliban forces in Kandahar and Kabul.

The report also highlights that land disputes in the southern and eastern parts of the country have increased, with 19 incidents in the southern regions and seven in the southeastern regions during this period. During the reporting period, at least four commanders and fighters of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) were killed by ‘unknown elements’ in Kunar, Paktika, Khost, and Kabul.

According to the report, in less than three months, the Taliban and Pakistani military forces clashed 13 times along the Durand Line.

This comes despite the Taliban’s repeated claims that security has been established in Afghanistan since their return to power."