Radio War Nerd EP 435 — ISKP's Friends in US-Occupied Afghanistan, feat. Rob Ashlar

What this episode covers

Guest: Rob Ashlar Recorded: March 28, 2024 To make sense of the ISKP (Islamic State-Khorasan Province) attacks in Moscow last week, and Iran earlier this year, we dive into its murky origins during the US occupation in Afghanistan and the terrorist group's remarkably friendly relations with occupied Afghanistan's security agency, the National Directorate for Security (NDS), which was created and run by the CIA. Key acronyms & names for this episode:-TTP (Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan): Pakistan Taliban, remnants form early ISKP in Nangarhar Province-ISKP (Islamic State in Khorasan Province)-NDS (National Directorate for Security): Occupied Afghanistan's CIA-run intelligence agency-Amrullah Saleh: Longtime head of NDS-Mangal Bagh/ Lashkar e Islam: Large ISKP affiliate in Nangarhar with documented NDS backing-ANA (Afghan National Army), ANSF (Afghan National Security Forces): US-occupied Afghan military-Shahab al Muhajir (aka Sanaullah Ghafari): ISKP's emir, from Kabul, possible foreigner or Tajik-Abdul Manan: Extremist Taliban who broke away in 2015, year ISKP formed, allied with ISKP, documented links to US-occupied Afghanistan regime- AAN (Afghanistan Analysts Network): reliable analysis on Afghanistan Read Rob Ashlar's articles in Cosmonaut, here and here . Follow Rob on Twitter . Total time: 1:31:20 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here ! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World

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