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Subject: INSO UPDATE 8: ALERT =?UTF-8?B?4oCTIEFGRyDigJM=?= BAGHLAN: Ongoing
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Afghanistan, Baghlan Province, =
Pul-e Khumri District, <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/PAY7a2BxZjzahuBu9">Qa=
la-e Khoja</a> Area, Pul-e Khumri-Dahana-e Ghori Road</div>								</div>
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								Ongoing Armed Clash								</div>
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IME</div>
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								19/09/2020 11:30								</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 24 September, 090=
0 hrs:</strong> The armed clash in the Bagh-e Shamal area concluded on 23 S=
eptember at around 2300 hrs and in the Gharaw Shakh and Qala-e Khoja areas =
at around 1900 hrs.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Furthermore, on 23 September, at around=
 1830 hrs, AAF conducted at least one airstrike to target an AOG position i=
n the Bagh-e Shamal area, which mistakenly impacted on a private residence.=
 Civilian casualties have been reported and the figures are unknown at this=
 stage. In addition, ANSF EOD team members discovered and defused at least =
two IEDs from a secondary road in the Gharaw Shakh area yesterday evening.<=
br /><br />The casualty figure remains the same as previously reported.<br =
/><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The Pul-e Khumri-Aybak Road is now open=
 to civilian traffic in the Bagh-e Shamal area following the armed clash co=
ncluded while the Pul-e Khumri-Dahana-e Ghori Road remains closed to traffi=
c.</div>								</div>
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ADVICE</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The previous advisory for the B=
agh-e Shamal area has been lifted while the advisory for the Qala-e Khoja a=
nd Gharaw Shakh areas remains in place.&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">INSO Northeast will continue to monitor=
 the situation and provide updates by email as required.</div>								</div=
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REPORT</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 23 September, 191=
5 hrs:</strong> AOG members attacked an adjacent ANSF checkpoint in the <a =
href=3D"https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B000'49.7%22N+68%C2%B036'59=
.8%22E/@36.013796,68.6144133,587m/data=3D!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2=
!3d36.013796!4d68.616602?hl=3Den">Bagh-e Shamal area</a>, prompting ANSF me=
mbers to return fire. This attack is related to the below alert chain. The =
armed clash&nbsp;is ongoing.</div>
<br />The previous advisory remains in place.&nbsp;<br /><br />
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 23 September, 1330 hrs:</=
strong> At around 1200 hrs, an estimated of 60 ANSF reinforcements from Pul=
-e Khumri City were deployed in support of the ANA soldiers and to clear th=
e IEDs which had been emplaced in the title area. AOG members in the <a hre=
f=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/ViG9fj3Sa9itDqbK8">Gharaw Shakh</a> of Dand-e Ghor=
i area of Pul-e Khumri District responded, and a firefight with SAF and RPG=
s is ongong. <br /><br />Meanwhile, the exchange of SAF and RPGs in the Qal=
a-e Khoja area remains ongoing, and ANSF members are firing artillery round=
s from the Semet Khana mountain towards the AOG positions in the title area=
s.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The Pul-e Khumri-Dahana-e Ghori Road re=
mains closed to traffic in the title area.</div>
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<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 23 September, 1045 hrs:</=
strong> An exchange of SAF and RPGs re-erupted between the AOG and ANSF mem=
bers in the title area last night, at approximately 2200 hrs, and concluded=
 in the morning at 0200 hrs. No further fighting has been reported since th=
en.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Furthermore, during the course of the a=
rmed clash last night, AAF conducted at least two airstrikes targeting AOG =
members in the area. Meanwhile, ANSF members fired at least 10 artillery ro=
unds from the Semet Khana mountains towards AOG members in the title area.<=
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<p>AAF has been observed circling the title area and monitoring the securit=
y situation.</p>
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<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Further casualties have been reported i=
n addition to those recorded previously, however, the figures are unknown a=
s of the time of reporting.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The Pul-e Khumri-Dahana-e Ghori Road re=
mains closed to traffic in the title area.</div>
<br />The previous advisory remains in place.&nbsp;<br /><br />
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 21 September, 1530 hrs:</=
strong> The armed clash concluded at around 0300 hrs. No further firefighti=
ng has been reported since then.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Furthermore, ANSF members fired at leas=
t eight artillery rounds from the Semet Khana mountain towards the AOG memb=
ers in the area.&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">One ANA soldier has been killed and ano=
ther three wounded while three AOG members killed and two others were wound=
ed. One civilian was also wounded in the crossfire.<br /><br />The Pul-e Kh=
umri-Dahana-e Ghori Road remains closed to the traffic in the title area.</=
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<br />The previous advisory remains in place.<br /><br />
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 20 September, 1400 hrs:</=
strong> An exchange of SAF and RPGs re-erupted between the AOG and ANSF mem=
bers in the title area at around 1215 hrs and is ongoing as of the time of =
writing.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The Pul-e Khumri-Dahana-e Ghori Road re=
mains closed to traffic.</div>
<br />The previous advisory remains in place.&nbsp;<br /><br />
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 1000 hrs:</strong> On 19 =
September at around 2300 hrs the armed clash re-erupted between the AOG and=
 ANSF members in the title area and concluded on 20 September at around 030=
0 hrs. No further firefighting has been reported since then.<br /><br /></d=
iv>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Moreover, ANSF members fired at least t=
hree artillery rounds from the Semet Khana mountain towards the AOG members=
 in the area. No casualties have been reported.<br /><br />The resumption o=
f fighting should be anticipated.<br /><br />The Pul-e Khumri-Dahana-e Ghor=
i Road remains closed to traffic.<br /><br />The previous advisory remains =
in place.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 19 September, 1830 hrs:</=
strong> Sporadic exchange of fire continued until 1715 hrs between the AOG =
and ANSF members in the area. In addition, AOG members have emplaced IEDs i=
n the title area to prevent the arrival of ANSF reinforcements.<br /><br />=
</div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Furthermore, ANSF members fired at leas=
t four artillery rounds from the Semet Khana mountain towards the AOG membe=
rs in the area.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The Pul-e Khumri-Dahana-e Ghori Road re=
mains closed to traffic.&nbsp;</div>
<br />The previous advisory remains in place.&nbsp;<br /><br />
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 1130 hrs:</strong> At the=
 time and location noted above, AOG members attacked an ANSF base with SAF =
and RPGs. ANSF members responded and an armed clash is underway.<br /><br /=
>ANSF members have been sporadically firing artillery rounds from Semet Kha=
na mountain towards the AOG members in the title area.<br /><br />The Pul-e=
 Khumri-Dahana-e Ghori Road has been closed to civilian traffic in the titl=
e area.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">NGOs are advised to avoid the area and =
adjust movements until further notice.</div>								</div>
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								<p>SA East, Elliot Wheeler</p>
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