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Aegean Sea Tragedy: Afghan Refugees Die in Alleged Greek Coast Guard Collision
The family of four Afghan refugees who died in Greek waters claims that the incident was deliberate and, more than a month later, they have yet to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones. On December 20, 2024, a family of four Afghan migrants lost their lives in Greek waters after their boat collided with a Greek Coast Guard ship. The family says they have still not been able to recover the bodies from the Greek authorities. On December 20, the Greek Coast Guard issued a statement saying that a boat carrying migrants sank in the Aegean Sea ne…
The Fall of Commanders: IS-K’s War Against Taliban Elites
Over the three and a half years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K) has not only launched deadly attacks on civilians, including students, worshippers, and Hazara, Shia, and Sufi travelers, but also eliminated at least eight influential and powerful Taliban members or ideologues. IS-K's attacks on public places, such as mosques and schools, often involve conventional insurgency tactics like bombings or coordinated assaults by multiple attackers. However, targeting senior Taliban officials, who live …
11 Sufi Worshippers Shot Dead by Unknown Gunmen in Baghlan
Mukhtar Wafayee - Independent Persian - Local sources in Nahrin district, Baghlan province, in northern Afghanistan, told Independent Persian that on Friday night, November 22, 11 Sufi worshippers were killed by unknown gunmen at the Shahr Kohna shrine in the district. According to these sources, the worshippers, who had gathered weekly for years to pray and recite dhikr at the shrine, were shot while seated on their prayer mats. Photos shared with Independent Persian from the scene show prayer mats neatly arranged in a room, with the b…
Between Caliphate and Emirate: Tajikistan’s Jamaat Ansarullah Struggles for Direction
Jamaat Ansarullah, commonly known as Tajikistan’s Taliban, finds itself disillusioned with its goal of establishing its desired government in Tajikistan, 18 years after its founding and despite fighting alongside Afghan Taliban against Afghanistan’s previous government. The Tajik group Jamaat Ansarullah was established in 2006 by Tajik followers of extremist Islamist movements and Tajik government opponents, particularly those who had taken refuge in Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Tajik civil war (1992–1997). The group’s first leader, Amr…
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