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Subject: INSO UPDATE: REPORT =?UTF-8?B?4oCTIEFGRyDigJM=?= BADAKHSHAN: Conflict
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To: Faisal Ahmadzai <faisal.ahmadzai@jack.ngo>

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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Afghanistan, Badakhshan Provinc=
e, Fayzabad City</div>								</div>
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								Conflict Activity in and around Fayzabad City								</div>
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IME</div>
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								08/08/2021 18:00								</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 08 August, 2100 h=
rs:</strong> At around 2000 hrs today, OAG members attacked an ANSF outpost=
 located in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/6Qn8MPLgTtnnfhCv9">Hetarchi<=
/a> area of Fayzabad District, along the Fayzabad-Taloqan Road, with SAF an=
d RPGs. ANSF members returned fire and an armed clash is ongoing. The Fayza=
bad-Taloqan Road has been closed to civilian traffic.<br /><br />The armed =
clash in the Shorabak area of PD 1, along the Fayzabad-Baharak Road, is sti=
ll ongoing.</div>								</div>
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ADVICE</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The previous advisory remains i=
n place.</div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br />INSO Northeast will continue to m=
onitor the situation and provide updates by email as required.</div>							=
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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 08 August, 1845 h=
rs:</strong> At approximately 1800 hrs today, OAG members attacked an ANSF/=
PGM position located in the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/a7ViWR6ZjpgpKHXi=
8">Shorabak</a> area of PD 1, along the Fayzabad-Baharak Road, with SAF and=
 RPGs (AFGHANISTAN/NORTHEAST/A/08082021/#001). Pro-government forces return=
ed fire and an armed clash is ongoing.<br /><br />At around 1900 hrs yester=
day, OAG members attacked a joint ANSF/PGM outpost in the Kata Kherman area=
 of the newly established PD 7, with SAF and RPGs. ANSF/PGM members respond=
ed and the armed clash lasted until 2300 hrs when the armed opposition with=
drew. In addition, OAG members fired at least 12 mortar rounds from an unkn=
own location towards ANSF and PGM members in Kata Kherman. In total, 12 ANS=
F/PGM members and three OAG members were wounded.<br /><br />The night befo=
re, at approximately 2300 hrs on 06 August, opposition groups attacked mult=
iple ANSF/PGM positions in the Shorabak area of PD 1, the Bagh-e Shah area =
of PD 4, the Etarchi area of PD 5, the Tepa-e Telwazion area of the newly e=
stablished PD 7, and the <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/maps/Xg2G5sRLED1WpY7D8">=
Lai Aba</a> area of the new PD 8. Armed clashes, with both sides using SAF =
and RPGs, concluded after roughly three hours. AAF conducted at least eight=
 airstrikes targeting OAG positions. In total, six ANSF members were killed=
 and 10 others were wounded, and over 20 OAG members were killed and 40 mor=
e were wounded. ANSF arrested 11 other OAG members.<br /><br /><strong>Anal=
ysis</strong><br /><br />The above-mentioned incidents have taken place ami=
dst a series of coordinated OAG attacks on ANSF/PGM positions in provincial=
 capitals, including in the cities of Taloqan and Kunduz, in the Northeaste=
rn Region. In this context, opposition groups will likely exert further pre=
ssure on ANSF/PGM positions in Fayzabad in the coming days, with their plan=
s and capacity in the city being unclear as of the time of writing.<br /><b=
r />Since 01 May, when IMF should have completed the withdrawal of their tr=
oops as per the agreement signed by the US and the IEA in February 2020, th=
e armed opposition has gained significant territorial control across the co=
untry. In this regard, OAG members overran Arghanjkhwa and Khash DACs, in B=
adakhshan, during the month of June, and took control of 23 other districts=
 centres in the province from 02 to 06 July. Yamgan DAC was already under O=
AG control since March 2020. Since early July, Fayzabad City and Koran wa M=
onjan DAC are the only district centres remaining with ANSF/PGMs, with the =
control of both still having been contested by OAG members.<br /><br />As i=
s generally the case in most provinces across the country, the shift in ter=
ritorial control seen in Badakhshan recently does not reflect the military =
capacity of warring parties, but rather a successful coordination and propa=
ganda campaign on the IEA side. Indeed, in 16 of the 23 DACs taken by the a=
rmed opposition in Badakhshan in July, ANSF/PGM members withdrew before OAG=
 members even approached the area, avoiding a military engagement. Furtherm=
ore, the presence of OAG members in nine district centres was thought to be=
 rather limited, with less than 20 men.<br /><br /><strong>Advice</strong><=
br /><br />NGOs operating in areas of Fayzabad District witnessing conflict=
 activity recently are advised to limit non-essential movements for the tim=
e being, considering the risk of collateral damage and the possibility of e=
scalation. In this sense, NGO staff should consider, particularly, the risk=
 of IED contamination along primary and secondary roads and airstrikes targ=
eting positions of warring parties. In the event of armed clashes, NGO staf=
f are recommended to remain indoors, away from windows, and consider to see=
k shelter inside safe rooms or hardened structures.<br /><br />Furthermore,=
 humanitarian agencies are recommended to closely monitor conflict activity=
 in Badakhshan. NGOs should maintain close contact with local networks and =
interlocutors for up-to-date information on the evolving security situation=
.<br /><br />Lastly, NGOs are further recommended to ensure that communicat=
ion and reporting channels with their staff remain operational.</div>						=
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Y</div>
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								<p>SA Northeast, Rub&eacute;n Rivero</p>
<a href=3D"mailto:sa.northeast@afg.ngosafety.org">sa.northeast@afg.ngosafet=
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