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From: INSO_AFG_DIR <director@afg.ngosafety.org>
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Subject: INSO UPDATE 3: REPORT - AFG - SAR-E PUL: Ongoing Conflict in Kohna
 Bazar (Sar-e Pul City)
To: Reza Jamal <logistic.manager@jack.ngo>

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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Afghanistan, Sar-e Pul Province=
, Sar-e Pul District, <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/3esAATgWyxEE9ULL9">Koh=
na Bazar</a> Area</div>								</div>
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								Repeated Armed Clashes 								</div>
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IME</div>
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								25/07/2021 18:30								</div>
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								<div style=3D"margin: 12.5px 25px; padding: 0 12.5px 0 0;">UPDATED =
INFORMATION</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 05 August, 1800 h=
rs:</strong> Yesterday evening, at around 2100 hrs, ANSF positioned at thre=
e checkpoints in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/uZReUonsbAetqYRj8">Yaka=
b Dasht area</a> withdrew 800 meters north, to the <a href=3D"https://goo.g=
l/maps/nUp285ZdXuHYUT467">Menhaj Saraj High School</a> in PD 3. OAG members=
 advanced into Yakab Dasht and are now close to the city centre. Following =
the withdrawal, AAF conducted at least three airstrikes in Yakab Dasht, kil=
ling four OAG members and wounding eight more.&nbsp;<br /><br />The reason =
for the withdrawal of the ANSF members, amongst them 20 commandos, remains =
unclear. The ANSF members took their weapons and equipment with them when r=
etreating. The decision does not appear related to immediate OAG pressure, =
nor to have been negotiated, and as such may be tactical in nature, aimed a=
t a consolidation inside Sar-e Pul City to defend against a possible attack=
 coming from the north of the city.&nbsp;<br /><br />While the risk of an O=
AG assault on the city is low for the moment due to many OAG members in the=
 vicinity of the provincial capital now supporting the IEA's effort in Shib=
irghan, the recent return of approximately 150 OAG members back to Sar-e Pu=
l (see AFGHANISTAN/NORTH/R/25072021/#001-U9) may encourage an assault. ANSF=
 are expected to resist, and, should an attack take place, significant clas=
hes can be expected, even though the number of airstrikes may be lower than=
 in other, more strategic, provinces in the Northern Region&nbsp;&nbsp;</di=
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ADVICE</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The previous advisory remains i=
n place, and is now extended to areas closer to Sar-e Pul's City Centre.&nb=
sp;<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">INSO North will continue to monitor the=
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								<div style=3D"margin: 12.5px 25px; padding: 0 12.5px 0 0;">INITIAL =
REPORT</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 02 August, 2130 h=
rs:</strong> An armed clash, harassing in nature, erupted in PD 2's Kohna B=
azar Area, after OAG members attacked an ANSF outpost using SAF and RPGs. T=
he clash is ongoing at the time of writing.&nbsp;<br /><br />Two more clash=
es have taken place in the same area since the last update, in the evening =
of 31 July, against a PGM outpost and the morning of 01 August, against an =
ANP convoy travelling on a village road. Neither resulted in any casualties=
.&nbsp;<br /><br />A large number of IEA members in northern Sar-e Pul City=
 have left to support IEA efforts in southern Shibirghan City after an AAF =
campaign there caused significant casualties (please see AFGHANISTAN/NORTH/=
R/25072021/#001-U5). As such, with the OAG focus currently in the neighbour=
ing province, these small-scale attacks are not intended to advance further=
 into Sar-e Pul City but rather to demonstrate presence and keep a modicum =
of pressure on ANSF stationed in Kohna Bazar.&nbsp;</div>
<br />The previous advisory remains in place.<br /><br />
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 31 July, 2100 hrs:</stron=
g> Sar-e Pul City's outskirts remained relatively uneventful since the prev=
ious update, even as the IEA retained a presence in Kohna Bazar. This eveni=
ng, at approximately 2030 hrs, OAG members attacked two ANSF outposts in th=
e area, using RPGs and SAF, and a low-intensity armed clash is ongoing as o=
f the time of writing. The attack is assessed as harassing in nature and is=
 unlikely to develop into a larger assault in the short term.<br /><br /></=
div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Part of the reason for this relative lu=
ll in OAG activity on Sar-e Pul City's outskirts may be the reported depart=
ure of approximately 200 IEA members from Sar-e Pul to Jawzjan, to support =
the OAG's efforts in the south of Shibirghan City. As Sar-e Pul City is con=
sidered a comparatively easier target due to its small size and remoteness,=
 OAG efforts may concentrate elsewhere in the Northern Region in the near f=
uture. Nonetheless, due to the presence of both parties to the conflict in =
Khona Bazar and the likelihood of clashes, the risk of collateral casualtie=
s and damage for civilians remains significant.</div>
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<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 25 July, 1830 hrs:</stron=
g> ANSF members withdrew from checkpoints and outposts north of Sar-e Pul C=
ity after a series of armed clashes on 15 and 16 July, establishing a posit=
ion in Kohna Bazar approximately 2 km north of the city centre. This outpos=
t prevents OAG members from entering Sar-e Pul City from the north.<br /><b=
r /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Since the ANSF withdrawal, OAG members =
have been in control of the Qargho, Fayzabad, and Sorkhak areas immediately=
 north of Kohna Bazar. OAG members are using these areas as a base to launc=
h attacks on the ANSF personnel in Kohna Bazar, with sporadic exchanges of =
fire between the two sides on 17 and 24 July.&nbsp;<br /><br />OAG members =
have emplaced a series of RCIEDs on the Sar-e Pul-Shibirghan Road between S=
ar-e Pul City and Kohna Bazar to prevent ANSF personnel from travelling bet=
ween the two areas. On 16 July, two IEDs detonated and damaged culverts on =
the road.</div>
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<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">NGOs are advised to avoid all but essen=
tial movement in the Kohna Bazar area, as the risk of collateral damage fro=
m IED detonations or involvement in a firefight remains very high.&nbsp;<br=
 /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">In addition, NGOs with staff present in=
 Kohna Bazar are advised to ensure that communication and reporting channel=
s with their staff remain operational.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">In the event of clashes, NGO staff are =
advised to remain indoors, away from windows, and seek shelter inside safe =
rooms or hardened structures.</div>								</div>
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Y</div>
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ttom:1px solid #C1C2C4;">
								<p>Country Director, Ermina Strutinschi<br /><br /><a href=3D"mailt=
o:director@afg.ngosafety.org">director@afg.ngosafety.org</a><br /><br /></p=
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								<div style=3D"margin: 12.5px 25px; padding: 0 12.5px 0 0;">INSO SER=
IAL #</div>
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								AFGHANISTAN/NORTH/R/25072021/#002-U3								</div>
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