Trouble in Paradise for the Taliban Possible Civil War
As per Fox News, ISIS-K has taken credit for six blasts produced by improvised explosives (IED) in Jalalabad (the center of eastern Nangarhar Province) last week.
In a series of bombings, upwards of 35 Taliban militia fighters were killed or injured, Amaaq News Agency (the main ISIS media agency) declared in a statement uploaded to its Platform on September 19.
Civil War?
As per the Associated Press (AP), local people in Jalalabad reported more explosions on September 20. Moreover, the AP received unsubstantiated allegations of more Taliban fatalities from Mondays suspected explosives.
The Islamic Republic of Iraq, as well as Syria-Khorasan, is abbreviated as ISIS-K in English. The terrorist organization is an Afghan branch of ISIS, which is a worldwide terrorist organization in its own right.
According to the Associated Press, despite both having Sunni Sharia views with ISIS, Afghanistans insurgency remains a sworn opponent of the Islamic Republic.
The branch has rapidly attracted hard-line Taliban dissenters and international militants dissatisfied with the Talibans extremely liberal ways, the US-based agency reported on September 20.
As per the Associated Press, ISIS-K is accused of carrying out some of Afghanistans most horrific attacks and threats on classrooms, mosques, and even a newborn facility, primarily targeting the Shiite Muslim population.
The attack of Hamid Karzai Airport Terminal in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26 caused the lives of at least 182 persons, comprising 169 innocent civilians and 13 US military members.
During several times, the Taliban stated Afghanistan will not be utilized as a base for terrorist strikes by foreign troops. The organization took control of Afghanistan on August 15 after ousting Kabuls US-backed administration; they also assured China explicitly in late July that they would stop the country from ever becoming a jihadist launching platform.
On July 28, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (the leader of the Talibans legislative committee) informed Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tianjin, China that the Afghan Taliban will never permit any army to exploit Afghan territory to participate in acts hostile against China.
At a media briefing in Kabul on September 14, Amir Khan Mutaqi (the Talibans then-newly appointed foreign affairs minister) warned journalists the Taliban will not allow anything or any organizations to use its territory against any other nations.
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Poster Comment:
It looks like the Taliban has bitten off more than it can chew.