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Last four years mark over 200 insider attacks – Afghan, US forces
Research, conducted by Ariana News, indicates that most of the insider attacks infiltrated by the Taliban in remote Afghanistan were designed to collapse the security posts.
Afghanistan has witnessed some 200 insider attacks in the last 4 years in the US forces and the Afghan forces.
MoD, however, claims a reduction in the number of insider attacks recently and says that they have plans to restrain the attacks.
Enemy infiltration as a war tactic was used by the insurgents recently to design attacks on the US and Afghan security forces.
Afghanistan security forces have experienced numerous insider attacks, most of which have been claimed by the Taliban.
Some of the deadliest insider attacks are as follows:
In 2016, Kandahar and Zabul alone witnessed 7 insider attacks by the Taliban, in which, 21 policemen were killed and 17 others were wounded.
In the first six months of 2017, six insider attacks were conducted on the US military, killed three and wounded 10.
Gen. Mattis, the former secretary of the State called the ‘insider attacks’ the main challenge of the Afghanistan war. Eventually, Washington formed a program called the “Guardian Angel” to tackle the insider attacks.
In 2018, an insider attack by the Taliban, in a military base in Bala Bolook of Farah province, killed 40 soldiers and policemen.
In 2018, Gen. Abdul Raziq, the most powerful commander in southern Afghanistan was assassinated by a Taliban infiltrated cell.
According to a SIGAR report, 30 insider attacks were conducted on the Afghan forces, in the last three months of 2019.
In 2019, 49 insider attacks were performed by the insurgents, most of them in the last three months of the year.
The deadliest attack in 2018 was in Qarabagh district of Ghazni killing 23 army men.
Zahir Azimi, a former veteran said, “It’s all about the work of intelligence and information which is very tough. These attacks show the weakness of our intelligence services.”
The army confirmed that the complex attack on the Sardar Dawood Khan hospital was done by infiltrators, but the responsible insurgent group remained uncertain. The attack killed 50 army men and more than 100 were wounded.
In the most recent incident, a man wearing Afghan security uniform fired at the US forces in eastern Afghanistan killing two US servicemen and wounded six others.
Fawad Aman, the deputy spokesperson of the MoD, said that the infiltrations of the Taliban were reduced in the current year saying that, “The Taliban succeeded to do insider attacks on the security forces only two or three times this year. The enemy infiltration reduced considerably among the Afghan army.”
Experts believe that intelligence plays a key role. They say, that the intelligence services can block the insider attacks.
James Carafano, Vice President of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at the Heritage Foundation, said that stronger intelligence work was required to prevent the insurgent’s infiltration.
There are concerns among the people and the veterans about the enemy infiltration in the foreign and Afghan forces’ military bases.
Reporter: Ali Asghari
Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, met on Thursday with Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul. During the meeting, Ayyıldız invited the Minister of Industry and Commerce to participate in Turkey’s Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Industry, the meeting also emphasized the economic, trade, and historical relations between Kabul and Ankara, as well as the export of Afghan goods to Turkey.
The two sides discussed increasing trade volume between the two countries, strengthening economic relations, facilitating and enhancing commercial activities, cooperation in road transport along various routes, activating the Lapis Lazuli Corridor, and regional cooperation.
Azizi, while thanking Turkey for inviting the Islamic Emirate to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, introduced the Ministry’s technical team to ensure better coordination and planning.
The Antalya Diplomacy Forum is an international conference held annually in Turkey, aimed at examining global challenges and finding joint solutions through dialogue and diplomacy. It hosts representatives from more than 100 countries, including presidents, leaders, high-ranking officials, international organizations, analysts, and media from various countries.
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate, in a telephone conversation initiated by Mohammad Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, discussed regional developments, particularly the recent situation between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, said in a statement that Hassan Akhund stated during the call that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s principled position is clear and that it believes in resolving issues through mutual understanding and cooperation.
Hassan Akhund added that during Eid al-Fitr, at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar, the Islamic Emirate demonstrated its goodwill by respecting a pause in defensive operations.
He stated that violence benefits no party and that actions that increase tensions should be avoided, emphasizing that wisdom and rationality must guide efforts to resolve problems.
He also expressed concern over rising regional tensions following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
The Malaysian Prime Minister also expressed concern about the regional situation and hoped that the temporary halt in hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan would continue, and that existing problems could be resolved through sincere negotiations and understanding.
He added that Malaysia aims to play a positive role in facilitating understanding between both parties.
Israel’s defence minister says that an Israeli air strike has killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy.
The killing was carried out “last night, in a precise and lethal operation” and targeted other “senior officers of the naval command”, said Israel Katz, in a video statement.
“The man who was directly responsible for the terrorist operation of mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz to shipping was blown up and eliminated,” he claimed.
Since the start of the joint US-Israeli war on Iran on February 28, Israel has announced the assassination of several top Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Republic ‘s powerful security chief, Ali Larijani.
Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi, reporting from Tehran, said there was no official Iranian confirmation yet of Tangsiri’s killing.
“But if it’s true it’s going to be another major blow for a country that has already experienced a lot of military commanders being killed” since the war began, he said.
The head of the Basij paramilitary forces, Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani, and Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib were also assassinated in Israeli attacks.
Moreover, in recent days, Israeli forces have carried out several strikes targeting the naval assets of Iran.
Last week, Israeli airstrikes hit several Iranian naval ships in the Caspian Sea, including ones equipped with missile systems, support vessels, and patrol craft.
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