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Unravelling Narratives Giriraj Bhattacharjee Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
On September 21, 2021, the Taliban announced the name of 17 individuals to be added to the 33 acting Cabinet members, increasing the Cabinet strength to 50. The new inclusions were: Haji Mohammad Bashir, Deputy Minister Commerce; Haji Mohammad Azim Sultanzada, Deputy Minister of Commerce; Haji Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Trade; Haji Mohammad Azim Sultanzada, deputy Minister of Trade; Qalandar Ebad, acting Minister of Public Health; Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi, Deputy Minister for Public Health; Abdulbari Omar, Deputy Minister of Public Health; Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen, acting head of the National Olympic Committee; Mujiburrahman Omar, Deputy Minister of Energy and Water; Ghulam Ghaws, Deputy Minister of Disasters Management; Mohammad Faqir, acting chairman of Central Statistics Authority; Haji Gul Mohammad, deputy minister borders and tribal affairs; Gul Zarin Kochai, Deputy Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs; Arsala Kharoti, Deputy Minister of Refugees and repatriation affairs; Lotfullah Khairkhwa, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Najibullah, Director of the Nuclear Energy Department.
Of the 17 new additions, 14 are Pashtuns, one Tajik, one Uzbek and one Hazara. The non-Pashtuns are Haji Nooruddin Azizi (Tajik); Haji Mohammad Azim Sultanzada (Uzbek), and Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi (Hazara). Of the 17, 14 are associated with the Taliban. Of the remaining three, one was from Hezb-e-Islami-Gulbuddin (HeI-G). The remaining two are businessmen.
In the first list of 33, there were 30 Pashtuns, two Tajiks and one Uzbek. The non-Pashtuns included Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi, an Uzbek, and Qari Din Mohamamad Hanif and Qari Faseehuddin, both Tajiks. All of them were associated with the Taliban. On September 9, Deborah Lyons, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), remarked, “There are no women on the list of names announced, no non-Taliban members, no figures from the former Government and no noted leaders of minority groups.”
Of the total of 50 individuals in the Cabinet, 44 are Pashtuns, i.e., 88 per cent. There are three Tajiks, two Uzbeks and one Hazara. According to latest available data, Pashtun’s constitute 42 per cent of Afghanistan’s total estimated population of 32.9 million, followed by Tajiks, 27 percent; Hazara and Uzbek, nine per cent each; Aimak, four per cent; Turkmen, three per cent; and Baloch, two per cent. Other minor groups constitute the remaining four percent.
Moreover, of six non-Pashtuns, barring Molvi Abdul Salam Hanafi, an Uzbek who is holding the post of Deputy Prime Minister (PM), and Qari Faseehuddin, a Tajik who is the Army Chief, the rest have not been given prominent positions in the Cabinet. Deborah Lyons points out, further, that even these two are not notable leaders of their respective ethnic groups.
Clearly, the cabinet remains Pashtun dominated despite Taliban tokenism on ‘inclusivity’ by adding "minorities" to the cabinet, as declared by the outfit while announcing the additional list of 17 individuals on September 21. The attempt at political accommodation is symbolic rather than substantive.
Curiously, this decision to expand the Cabinet coincides with the reports of a deepening power struggle in Taliban ranks, which came into the open soon after the Taliban assumed power on August 15, 2021.
On September 4, 2021, in an interview to Al Jazeera, the Deputy to Prime Minister Muhammad Hassan Akhund, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar emphasized inclusiveness, asserting, “I assure the people that we strive to improve their living conditions and that the government will be responsible to everyone…”
Later, reports claimed that a violent clash between supporters of Baradar and Khalil ul Rehman Haqqani, the Minister for Refugees and a prominent figure within the Haqqani Network (uncle of Sirajuddin Haqqani, chief of the Haqqani Network and one of the two deputy chiefs of the Taliban, along with Mullah Mohammad Yaqub Omari, son of the now deceased founder of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, till the Taliban came to power), took place at the Arg (Presidential Palace) in Kabul after an altercation between the two leaders. The point of the clash was an argument on the question of the inclusion of non-Taliban leaders and ethnic minorities in the Cabinet. During the incident, reports revealed,
After the brawl, Baradar reportedly left for Kandahar and rumours of his death started doing the rounds, spreading fast as Baradar was absent during the visit of Qatar's Foreign Minister to Kabul on September 12. This was a very high-level foreign visit since the Taliban seized Kabul.
Taliban authorities, meanwhile, understood the gravity of the situation and, on September 15, Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem posted a video clip in which Baradar stated, during an interview,
However, the video showed Baradar reading out the statement from a piece of paper leading to speculations of skullduggery to cover up internal strife.
Reports indicate that the other reasons of tension inside the Taliban was the sidelining of the ‘Doha group’. Baradar, who was the head of Taliban’s Doha-based Political office, is reportedly unhappy with his position as he felt his rightful position was that of Prime Minister.
The dominance of the Haqqani Network in key positions in the current Cabinet is also a bone of contention and concern. The Haqqani clan cornered a total of four positions in the acting cabinet of 33. Even in the latest addition of 17, at least five members are reported to be from the Haqqani Network.
The Haqqani Network is closely allied with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and was described by the then US Admiral Mike Mullen as a “veritable arm of ISI.”
It is significant to note that Baradar was released in 2018 from a Pakistani prison following a request by US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, so as to facilitate the peace talks between the two sides. Baradar was arrested from Karachi, in the Sindh Province of Pakistan, in 2010, after he initiated direct talks with the then Hamid Karzai-led Afghan Government.
Against this backdrop, the inclusion of 17 new individuals and the distribution of ‘portfolios’ can be seen as an effort to minimize the rift with the outfits. The introduction of Deputy Ministers of Interior and Defense, Ibrahim Sadr and Abdul Qayyum "Zakir," are possible checks and balances on the use of power in the two powerful Ministries controlled by scions of Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mullah Mohammad Omar.
The Cabinet expansion may also be a further effort to expedite the process of securing international legitimacy. Indeed, Deputy Minister for Information and Culture Zabihullah Mujahid observed, on September 21, 2021,
Meanwhile, the differences within the Taliban factions have given space to opponents such as the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) to consolidate.
On September 18-19, at least five persons were killed and another 20 sustained injuries in a series of six blasts in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangahar Province. IS-KP claimed these six explosions through the group’s Amaq News Agency on its Telegram channel.
Separately, IS-KP launched propaganda to corner the Taliban on the implementation of Sharia laws, releasing a video-clip titled "The Taliban are supporters of the Shias" on September 19. Earlier, on May 28, 2020, IS-KP had condemned the Taliban as apostates for dealing with the United States.
Elsewhere, the situation within the Taliban is likely to provide some breathing space to the Ahmed Massoud-led National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, at a time when one of its main leaders, Amrullah Saleh, has reportedly made a ‘tactical retreat’ to Tajikistan.
Meanwhile, evidence of the Taliban’s violation of international commitments continues to emerge. In August 2021-end, a close associate of slain Aal-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, Amin al Haq, who served with Al-Qaeda head during the battle of Tora Bora, was seen on video returning to Nangarhar Province. Bill Roggio of The Long War Journal, observed, “The confidence to travel and operate out in the open, in plain sight for the first time in a decade, speaks to the marked change in Afghanistan over the last month.” Interestingly, on September 20, the deputy minister for Information and Culture, Zabihullah Mujahid, once again denied the presence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
Interestingly, on August 31, 2021, the Taliban released a new issue of their Arabic-language publication, al-Somood, in which The Taliban unambiguously proclaimed,
However, on September 23, 2021, Mohammad Yaqub Omari warned the Taliban rank and file not to take revenge as the Taliban has granted general amnesty to all:
Nevertheless, occasional reports of arbitrary executions, beatings and other atrocities continue, as do house-to-house searches and ‘documentation’ of those who worked for the previous government or who ‘collaborated’ with foreign Forces. The curtailment of women’s rights, moreover, is snowballing, despite some minimal concession in education.
These trends are likely to encourage Western nations and international organisations to withhold recognition of the Taliban regime, as well as to defer or minimize assistance. Moreover, rising factionalism within the Taliban is likely to aggravate the domestic situation further, encouraging extremist elements to demand more radical imposition of Sharia law, and a progressive marginalization of the ‘moderate’ faction. This can only make the task of the Taliban’s few backers in international community much tougher and riskier. Afghanistan’s tragedy continues to unfold.
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On September 19, 2021, Security Forces arrested a 24-year-old garment seller, identified as Jitender Singh, for suspectedly spying for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Singh, a resident of Rajasthan, was arrested from Jolly Mohalla in Bengaluru in Karnataka. According to the Police,
Police recovered an Army Captain's uniform from Singh, which he used to move about Army installations undetected, to carry out reconnaissance of Army posts near the International Border (IB).
On September 16, 2021, a man, identified as Sandeep Kumar, was arrested from Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu District for suspectedly spying for ISI. Kumar, an LPG cylinder distributor of the Indane gas agency to the Army camp, gathered information and collected photographs while delivering LPG cylinders to the camp.
On July 15, 2021, Delhi Police arrested Habibur Rahman from Pokhran in Rajasthan for spying on Indian defence establishments and for the possession of crucial maps and documents of the Indian Army. According to Police, Rahman worked for the ISI and had also visited Pakistan.
As reported on January 9, the Anti-Terror Squad of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two persons, including an ex-serviceman, Saurabh Sharma and a Godhra-based woman, for spying and sharing the Army's sensitive information with ISI.
Meanwhile, on September 14, in a major operation, Delhi Police conducted raids in Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and arrested six terrorism suspects who were part of an ISI-backed terrorist module operating out of Pakistan. The arrestees included Jan Mohammed Sheikh, from Kota, Rajasthan, while he was on his way to Delhi, and Osama and Mohammad Abu Bakar, from Delhi. The remaining three were arrested from Uttar Pradesh: Zeeshan, from Allahabad; Javed, from Lucknow and Moolchand, from Rae Bareli. According to the Police, out of the six, Osama and Zeeshan were imparted training to make bombs and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and to commit arson with the help of daily use items, at a farmhouse in Thatta in Sindh Province of Pakistan. They were trained by three Pakistani nationals in the farmhouse. Two of these Pakistani nationals who imparted training to them at camps Jabbar and Hamza, were from the Pakistan Army. Details about the third Pakistani national were not available. The training lasted for almost 15 days.
Earlier, on March 7, 2021, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch (Gujarat) arrested three persons for setting ablaze seven shops in the Kalupur area of the old city in Ahmedabad at the ISI’s behest. Bhupendra aka Pravin Vanzara (26), Anil Khateek (22) and Ankit Pal (22), all residents of Amraiwadi in Ahmedabad, were arrested. While no fatality was reported in the incident, property and goods worth INR 5,400,000 was destroyed.
According to partial data collated by South Asia Terrorism Portal, 602 ISI agents have been arrested in 297 incidents since, March 2000, when SATP started compiling data.
The ISI uses these agents to gather information to plan and execute terrorist and subversive activities in India with the help of terrorists operating out of Pakistani soil. The gathered information also helps the Agency to infiltrate these terrorists into India. These ISI agents are also directly involved in subservice activities, such as the March 7, 2021, arson incident, as well as smuggling/printing of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs). As many as 834,947 FICNs worth more than INR 920 million were seized in 2020, according to the ‘Crime in India 2020’ report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). This is an increase of 190.5 percent in volume from 287,404 FICNs worth over INR 250 million seized in 2019. In terms of value, the seizure was 3.6 times higher over the year.
The ISI Directorate, formed in 1948 following the Indo-Pakistan war of 1947, is headquartered, in the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad and currently headed by its Director General, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed. The ISI officially has seven division: Joint Intelligence X (JIX), Joint Intelligence Bureau (JIB), Joint Counter Intelligence Bureau (JCIB), Joint Intelligence/North (JIN), Joint Intelligence Miscellaneous (JIM), Joint Signal Intelligence Bureau (JSIB) and Joint Intelligence Technical Division (JIT). Of these seven, two are India centric. These include JIN and JIB. JIN concentrates on Jammu and Kashmir, conducting operations and supporting various terrorist proxies in the State, and also monitoring Indian forces in the region. JIB consists of three subsections, with one subsection devoted to operations involving India. JIX serves as the Agency’s secretariat; JCIB is responsible for oversees intelligence operations in Central Asia, South Asia, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Israel and Russia, and is also responsible for field surveillance of Pakistani diplomats stationed abroad; JIM is responsible for covert offensive intelligence operations and war time espionage; JSIB operates a chain of signals intelligence collection stations and provides communication support to its operatives; and JIT is a covert unit with a separate explosives section and a chemical warfare section.
The India centric divisions have been engaged in anti-India activities since the very beginning.
A September 9, 2021, report stated that ISI was flushing Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) terrorists into Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) with an aim to carry out a big strike in (Indian) J&K. According to the intelligence inputs, these IS-KP terrorists were recently released from Afghan jails and returned to Pakistan after the Taliban overthrew the Ashraf Ghani Government. IS-KP ‘commander’ Munsib, who was operating from the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, is likely to be used by ISI to radicalize Indian youth and recruit them to IS-KP. Munsib has been very active on social media over the past months. Earlier, a September 3, 2021, report had claimed that ISI was planning to use IS-KP terrorists, released from Afghanistan jails, against India.
An August 13, 2021, report indicated that ISI had floated a new terrorist group, Hizb-e-Wilayat, to carry out attacks exclusively on Indian assets in Afghanistan. The outfit, headed by Dr. Anwar Firdausi, comprised elements of the over 10,000 jihadis pushed across the border by Pakistan into Afghanistan. Besides sending the jihadis to Afghanistan, the ISI had also forged an alliance between its terrorist proxies, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) with the Taliban, for continuing its onslaught in that country to target Indian assets.
According to an August 2, 2021, report, the ISI set up new terrorist control rooms in PoK and also identified eight new infiltration routes to help terrorists enter J&K ahead of August 15 (India’s Independence Day).
ISI is also actively involved in reviving Khalistani terrorist elements in Punjab. On September 15, 2021, the then Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, ordered a high alert in the State following the arrest of four militants of the International Sikh Youth Federation, involved in a bid to blow up an oil tanker using a ‘tiffin bomb’ fitted with an IED. Earlier, on August 31, 2021, the Punjab Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against ISI-backed Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) ‘chief’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and other members of the group for their continued attempts to promote violence in the State, and for the assassination threat against Amarinder Singh.
The ISI is in a relentless drive to export terrorism into India and promote domestic subversion and disrupt. The success of its terrorist proxies and affiliates in Afghanistan has provided fresh impetus to the spy agency to attempt to escalate its activities against India. While several conspiracies have been thwarted, it is evident that there is need for extraordinary vigilance, not only in J&K, but across the country, as the ISI seeks to exploit every possible opportunity to inflict harm on India.
Weekly Fatalities: Major Conflicts in South Asia September 20-26, 2021
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Taliban announces 17 new names for cabinet to ensure inclusivity: Taliban announced addition of 17 new members to the 33-caretaker cabinet in an effort to ensure inclusivity by adding "minorities" to the cabinet. The 17 names include Haji Nooruddin Azizi, acting minister of commerce; Haji Mohammad Bashir, deputy minister commerce; Haji Mohammad Azim Sultanzada, deputy minister of commerce; Qalandar Ebad, acting minister of public health; Abdulbari Omar, deputy minister of public health; Mohammad Hassan Ghiasi, deputy minister of public health; Mullah Mohammad Ibrahim, deputy minister of interior affairs for security; Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir, deputy minister of defense; Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen, acting head of the National Olympic Committee; Mujiburrahman Omar, deputy minister of energy and water; Ghulam Ghaws, deputy minister of disasters management; Mohammad Faqir, acting chairman of Central Statistics Authority; Haji Gul Mohammad, deputy minister borders and tribal affairs; Gul Zarin Kochai, deputy minister of borders and tribal affairs ; Arsala Kharoti, deputy minister of refugees and repatriation affairs; Lotfullah Khairkhwa, deputy minister of higher education and Najibullah, director of the Nuclear Energy Department. Tolo News, September 22, 2021.
Taliban's newly appointed envoy to the UN Suhail Shaheen urges for quick world recognition for the Taliban regime: The Taliban's newly appointed envoy to the United Nations (UN) Suhail Shaheen on September 22 urged quick world recognition for the Taliban regime. "We have all the requirements needed for recognition of a government. So we hope the U.N. as a neutral world body recognize the current government of Afghanistan," Shaheen said. AP News, September 22, 2021.
Taliban recognition 'not on the table', says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on September 25 said that international recognition of the Taliban was not currently under consideration. "The question of international recognition of the Taliban at the present juncture is not on the table," Lavrov said. Tolo News, September 25, 2021.
Key Afghan opposition figures including the leaders of NRF have left the country to regroup and form a government in exile, says a report: The leaders of Afghanistan's opposition including the armed National Resistance Front (NRF) against the Taliban have left the country and are regrouping intending to form a government in exile. Politicians including ministers and parliamentary deputies of the deposed government, as well as senior military figures, are in neighboring Tajikistan, seeking financial and military support to bolster a formal opposition to the Taliban, former officials living abroad said. Foreign Policy, September 24, 2021.
Taliban will once again carry out executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public; says Taliban leader Nooruddin Turabi: One of the founders of Taliban, Nooruddin Turabi, in an interview, said that the movement will once again carry out executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public. "Everyone criticized us for the punishments in the stadium, but we have never said anything about their laws and their punishments," Turabi said. "No one will tell us what our laws should be. We will follow Islam and we will make our laws on the Quran," added Turabi. He said now the Taliban would allow television, mobile phones, photos, and video "because this is the necessity of the people, and we are serious about it.". AP News, September 24, 2021.
Daesh does not pose threat to Afghanistan, says Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Zabihullah Mujahid: Acting Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Zabihullah Mujahid said that the Taliban caretaker government can restrain Daesh (Islamic State-Khorasan Province) in Afghanistan and the group is not capable of posing a threat to the country. "Daesh is not a threat, because the thought of Daesh is a hated thought among the people. No one supports them. Second, our combat against Daesh was effective in the past and we know how to neutralize their techniques," Mujahid said. Tolo News, September 20, 2021.
Top DNLA militants come overground to pursue peace talks: Three Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) cadres 'chairman' Etika Diphusa alias Musphrang, 'general secretary' Pritamjit Jigdung alias Kalao and additional 'Commander-in-Chief' Jutikson Halflongbar alias Amsah came overground in a welcoming programme held at Dawjingphang community hall in Dhansiri of Karbi Angong District, reports East Mojo. "If the talks continue then we are hoping to get the final result within 15 to 20 days or in one month. We welcome the ceasefire agreement signed by the DNLA with the government," Special Director General of police G.P. Singh said. Earlier, DNLA had announced a ceasefire with the Government. East Mojo, September 25, 2021.
Drones huge threat but security agencies framing strategy, says Jammu sector CRPF IG: Asserting that threat from drones is a new challenge for security agencies, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Inspector General (IG), Jammu sector, P S Ranpise on September 23 said that security agencies are framing a comprehensive strategy to counter it. "Drones at present are a huge threat but efforts are on to tackle the menace. Not only the central government, but all security forces deployed in Jammu & Kashmir are continuously framing strategies to deal with the ever-increasing threat from drones," he said, adding, that the CRPF has also made elaborate security arrangements at all pilgrimage sites, including. Times of India, September 23, 2021.
No increase in Maoist footprints in Madhya Pradesh, says DGP V.K. Johri: Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), V.K. Johri, said on September 23 that there has been no increase in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) footprints in the State. The DGP said that the Mandla District has been classified under the 'District of Concern' category because of the movement of 'Vistaar Dalam' of Maoists from Chhattisgarh recently, but they were not able to muster support from the localst. Daiji World, September 23, 2021.
Centre's envoy resumes talks with NSCN-IM and other Naga rebel groups: Meetings between the Centre's envoy and Naga rebels' groups including the National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) began in Kohima on September 20 to settle the long-pending Naga political issue. As per reports, Intelligence Bureau (IB) former special director A. K. Mishra and the NSCN-IM leadership led by Thuingaleng Muivah held a meeting at the Police complex in Chumoukedima in Kohima. NSCN-IM leader Rh Raising told reporters after the meeting that everything should be initiated on the basis of the Framework Agreement signed with the Government in 2015. "We reiterated our commitment to the Framework Agreement in letter and spirit. After the Covid-19 pandemic, the talks have resumed. The Government of India has sent us a letter stating that Mishra will hold talks with our leaders," Raising told a television channel. Stating that a separate flag and constitution are uncompromising issues, Raising said, "Any agreement without separate flag and constitution is unacceptable and meaningless. The solution must be inclusive. We can't sign an agreement ignoring the sentiments of our cadres." Northeast Now, September 20, 2021.
India and Nepal begin 15-day military exercise with focus on counter-terror and disaster relief operationss: India and Nepal on Monday on September 20, a 15-day military exercise in Pithoragarh of Uttarakhand with a focus on counter-terror drills and disaster relief operations. The Indian Army said the aim of the 15th India-Nepal military training exercise ''Surya Kiran'' is to boost overall inter-operability between the two militaries. "During the exercise, an Infantry Battalion each from the Indian Army and the Nepali Army will be training together to develop inter-operability and share their experience of counter-terrorism operations and disaster relief operations," the Indian Army saidc. Outlook, September 20, 2021.
Terror suspect of May 6 IED bombing pleads guilty on four counts: On September 21, terror suspect who detonated the Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Adhuham Ahmed Rasheed on May 6 seriously injuring speaker Mohamad Nasheed had pleaded guilty to all charges at Criminal Court. The charges are getting involved in an act of terrorism, planning an act of terrorism, supporting a terror association and that of attempted assassination using a dangerous weapon. Times of Addu, September 9, 2021.
CPN-Unified Socialist picks its office bearers: The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Socialist (CPN-Unified Socialist) in its Central Committee (CC) meeting held on September 23 picked office bearers. The CC meeting formed a 35-member Standing Committee, 71-member Politburo and 301-member Central Committee. Khabar Hub, September 23, 2021.
CPN-Unified Socialist forms working committees in 55 Districts: The newly formed Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Socialist (CPN-Unified Socialist) has formed working committees in 55 Districts. Khabar Hub, September 20, 2021.
Troops from China and Pakistan are participating in JATE 2021: Troops from the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China and Pakistan Army are participating in the Joint Anti-Terrorist Exercise (JATE) 2021, which is part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) regional anti-terrorism structure. The JATE is being conducted to practice and master various drills and procedures involved in counter-terrorism operations, including cordon and search, compound clearance, close quarter battle and medical evacuation. Dawn, September 24, 2021.
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