ISWNews Analysis Group – The Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Co. (CAPEIC) and the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of the Taliban-ruled government have signed a 25-year contract to pave the way for exploration and extraction of oil and gas in the Amu Darya basin in northern Afghanistan.
ISWNews Analysis Group: A Pakistani civilian was killed and 23 others were injured due to exchange of fire between Taliban militants and the Pakistan border guards near the Spin Buldak-Chaman crossing.
ISWNews Analysis Group: During the armed conflict between Taliban and Pakistani army along the border of Spin Buldak city, at least 10 civilians were killed and more than 37 individuals were injured.
The Taliban Ministry of Defense announced the death of “Molawi Mehdi Mojahed”, a Hazara commander defected from the Taliban, in the border areas of Herat near the Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province.
ISWNews Analysis Group: As a result of the ISIS suicide bomber explosion in the Haqqani religious school in Kabul city, more than ten members of the Taliban were killed, including “Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani”, the head of this school and a relative of “Sirajuddin Haqqani”.
ISWNews Analysis Group: As a result of the fourth border conflict between Taliban militants and Iranian border guards in Doost Mohammad border region on July 31, several Taliban militants were killed and injured.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The militants of the Free People Front group attacked the positions of Taliban in Ghazni, Kapisa, Paktika and Herat provinces by declaring a general call for war against the Taliban.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Mehdi Arslan, one of the Tajik Taliban commanders founded Tehrik-i-Taliban Tajikistan (TTT) in northern Afghanistan.
After the fall of the Afghan government under the presidency of Ashraf Ghani and the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, about 14 groups have announced their existence in different regions of the country with the aim of fighting the Taliban.
According to the video and pictures published by the refugees of Balkhab district in the villages of Bamyan province, the situation of the people of Balkhab is dire. The people of Balkhab fled to the surrounding mountains and villages for fear of massacre and torture after the Taliban attack to arrest Mehdi Mojahed.
ISWNews Analysis Group: According to local sources, Taliban militants displaced and shot dozens of civilians after taking control of various areas of Balkhab district.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Following the clashes between the Taliban and militants affiliated with Mawlawi Mehdi Mojahed, the city of Tarkhoj, the capital of Balkhab, was captured by Taliban militants.