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Subject: INSO UPDATE 5: REPORT =?UTF-8?B?4oCTIEFGRyDigJM=?= KABUL: Ongoing IEA
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bul City, Multiple PDs</div>								</div>
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								Ongoing IEA Operation								</div>
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IME</div>
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								25/02/2022 09:00								</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 27 February, 2030=
 hrs:</strong> At approximately 1900 hrs, IEA forces ceased house search op=
erations for the day. However, the IEA posture remains elevated, with multi=
ple additional mobile checkpoints still in place. Search operations are exp=
ected to resume in the morning in all affected areas and very likely extend=
 to further areas.&nbsp;<br /><br />Search operations continued throughout =
the day in multiple PDs of Kabul City, including PD 4, PD 10, PD 11, PD15, =
PD17 and PD 19. Search operations continued in the Qala-e Fatullah and Taim=
ani areas and expanded into Shahr-e Naw, Shepoor and Qala-e Musa areas. Fur=
thermore, at least three additional NGO compounds were searched. No armed c=
lashes or shots fired have been reported as a result of the operations toda=
y.<br /><br />The attitude of IEA members searching NGO compounds have diff=
ered. IEA members were generally polite and in most cases searches were bri=
ef. However, in some instances, towards the Shahr-e Naw area, search teams =
were less polite and searches were more thorough. In multiple cases, IEA me=
mbers confiscated personal protection equipment, radios and satellite phone=
s. However, receipts were given and the equipment was later returned.&nbsp;=
<br /><br />Operations will almost certainly restart in the morning in the =
same areas, expanding to multiple other areas including the Taimani Project=
 of PD 4, moving towards Qala-e Wazir and extending further into Shahr-e Na=
w, Haji Yaqub and Ansari areas.&nbsp;<br /><br />Furthermore, search operat=
ions continued in Qarabagh, Chaharasyab, Estalif and Kalakan districts. Asi=
de from the continuation in Kabul Province, search operations also continue=
d in Parwan, Kapisa and Panjshir provinces. These operations have also been=
 paused for the night.&nbsp;<br /><br />Search operations are still most li=
kely to continue for several days and include NGO compounds.&nbsp;</div>			=
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ADVICE</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The previous advisory remains i=
n place.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">INSO Central will continue to monitor t=
he situation and provide email updates as required.&nbsp;</div>								</di=
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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 27 February, 0900=
 hrs:</strong> As expected, search operations have resumed as of this morni=
ng. The IEA members are focusing on the same areas as yesterday, including =
the Taimani and Qala-e Fatullah areas in PD 10, with a large NGO presence. =
Furthermore, operations have expanded into Qala-e Musa of PD 10 and the Sha=
hr-e Naw and Kart-e Parwan of PD 4. Compounds that were not checked in the =
last two days can be expected to receive a visit from the IEA during the da=
y.&nbsp;<br /><br />The search operations will most likely expand to includ=
e further areas within the city during the day. Furthermore, IEA posture re=
mains elevated in all affected areas, and mobile checkpoints temporarily cl=
ose streets where checks are ongoing, causing traffic disruptions.&nbsp;<br=
 /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The previous advisory remains in place,=
 with NGOs advised to minimise movement in affected areas, and cooperate, w=
ithin reason, with IEA forces so as to reduce risk to staff.<br /><br /></d=
iv>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 26 February, 2100 hrs: </=
strong>At approximately 1900 hrs, IEA forces ceased house search operations=
 for the day. However, the IEA posture remains elevated, with multiple addi=
tional mobile checkpoints still in place. Search operations are expected to=
 resume in the morning in all affected areas and very likely extend to furt=
her areas.&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Search operations continued throughout =
the day in multiple PDs of Kabul City, including PD 4, PD 10, PD 11, PD15, =
PD17 and PD 19. In PD 10, search operations continued in the Qala-e Fatulla=
h and Taimani areas, and at least one additional NGO compound was searched =
during the day. Furthermore, search operations continued in Qarabagh and Ch=
aharasyab districts while also extending to Estalif and Kalakan districts.&=
nbsp;<br /><br />Aside from the continuation of operations in Kabul Provinc=
e, search operations also continued in Parwan and Kapisa provinces througho=
ut the day and expanded to Panjshir Province. These operations have also be=
en paused for the night. Furthermore, targeted operations have been observe=
d in Mohammad Agha and Pul-e Alam of Logar Province today; however, not nea=
rly at the same scale as in Kabul, Parwan, Kapisa, and Panjshir.&nbsp;<br /=
><br />No armed clashes or shots fired have been reported as a result of th=
e operations today. Notably, in PD 19, in the Pul-e Charkhi area, IEA membe=
rs searched approximately 50 houses from which seizures of weapons were mad=
e in around 47. Furthermore, a relatively large, but currently unclear, num=
ber of vehicles were reportedly seized in the same area.&nbsp;<br /><br />A=
lso in the Pul-e Charkhi area of PD 19, IEA forces searched the house of an=
 IEA member and seized a very large amount of ammunition and an unknown num=
ber of weapons. The IEA member was arrested for further investigation. Furt=
hermore, additional arrests and weapon seizures have been reported across t=
he affected areas during the day; however, the figures remained unknown as =
of writing.<br /><br />Search operations are still very likely to continue =
and expand to new areas for several days to come and can be expected to con=
tinue to include searches of NGO facilities.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The previous advisory remains in place.=
&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 26 February, 0900 hrs:</s=
trong> As expected, search operations have resumed as of this morning. The =
IEA members are focusing on the same areas as yesterday, including the Taim=
ani and Qala-e Fatullah areas in PD 10, with a large NGO presence. Compound=
s that were not checked yesterday can be expected to receive a visit from t=
he IEA in the coming hours.&nbsp;<br /><br />Additionally, IEA forces have =
extended their search to PD 4 as well, in the Parwan Sewom area, as well as=
 in PD 11's Qala-e Najarha, and PD 17's Sar-e Kotal areas. Further areas ma=
y be affected in the coming hours.<br /><br />In the abovementioned locatio=
ns, IEA posture is elevated, and mobile checkpoints temporarily close stree=
ts where checks are ongoing.<br /><br />The previous advisory remains in pl=
ace, with NGOs advised to minimise movement in the abovementioned areas, an=
d cooperate, within reason, with IEA forces so as to reduce risk to staff.<=
br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 25 February, 2100 hrs:</s=
trong> Search operations continued throughout the day in multiple PDs of Ka=
bul City and Qarabagh and Chaharasyab districts of Kabul Province. Furtherm=
ore, search operations are expected to continue in the coming days.&nbsp;<b=
r /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">At approximately 1900 hrs, IEA forces c=
eased the house searches; however, an increased presence of mobile checkpoi=
nts remain in all the affected areas and multiple other areas of the city. =
The search operations have most likely been paused for the night, with incr=
eased security presence in place to secure progress made during the day and=
 search operations are expected to resume in the morning of 26 February and=
 spread further across the city. Search operations and an increased securit=
y presence can be expected to continue in the coming days. Reportedly, seve=
ral thousand IEA members have been involved in today's operations in Kabul =
and surrounding provinces.<br /><br />Multiple NGO compounds have been sear=
ched as part of the operations in Kabul City. While attempts at avoiding IE=
A members to enter NGO premises by explaining the nature of the organisatio=
n have been mostly unsuccessful, INSO has not received reports of significa=
nt damage to property, violence or threats to NGO staff members. Searches c=
an be expected to continue to include NGO facilities in the coming days.<br=
 /><br />When completing the search of a house, IEA forces have marked the =
door of the compound, with a text saying that the compound had been searche=
d and secured, to track progress and to avoid double searching.<br /><br />=
IEA forces have made arrests during the search operations; however, the fig=
ure currently remains unknown. Furthermore, IEA forces have seized weapons,=
 including personal weapons, from multiple houses, and an unknown number of=
 vehicles have been confiscated.&nbsp;<br /><br />In one incident, in the Q=
ala-e Fatullah area of PD 10, IEA forces shot around three warning shots in=
to the air to stop a vehicle that reportedly attempted to escape a checkpoi=
nt. The driver and three other persons in the vehicle were arrested, and an=
 unknown amount of weapons were reportedly seized from the vehicle. Aside f=
rom this incident, there have been no reports of armed clashes or shots fir=
ed in Kabul City, as a result of the operation.&nbsp;<br /><br />Aside from=
 operations in Kabul Province, similar large scale search operations have b=
een conducted in Parwan and Kapisa provinces throughout the day. These oper=
ations have also been paused for the night. Furthermore, an increased IEA p=
resence has been observed in Logar Province, with additional mobile checkpo=
ints around Mohammad Agha DAC and Pul-e Alam City.&nbsp;<br /><br />IEA iss=
ued a statement regarding the ongoing operation through social media, infor=
ming the public about the ongoing search operation of Kabul City and surrou=
nding provinces. The statement urged civilians to cooperate with the securi=
ty forces and explained that the operations were to ensure security.&nbsp;<=
br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The previous advisory remains in place.=
&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br />Furthermore, NGOs are advised to =
ensure that keys are available within the compound to provide access for IE=
A members insisting on searching buildings.&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><br />NGOs that already had their compo=
und searched are advised to refer IEA members to the mark made on their gat=
e following the search if IEA members should seek to search the compound ag=
ain. At the same time, NGOs who are searched should make sure that IEA forc=
es leave the appropriate mark on their door to avoid a second search.&nbsp;=
<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><strong>As of 25 February, 0900 hrs:</s=
trong> At approximately 0900 hrs IEA forces initiated multiple search opera=
tions across multiple PDs of Kabul City.&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The operations are seemingly part of a =
larger coordinated effort, searching houses for potential OAG members, weap=
ons and vehicles. Furthermore, mobile checkpoints have been established in =
areas where house searches are being conducted, closing the affected areas =
for civilian traffic. Similar large scale search operations were initiated =
in Kapisa and Parwan provinces.&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">The search operations are expected to c=
ontinue throughout the day and to spread to an extended number of areas wit=
hin the city.&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>
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<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Currently, multiple NGO compounds have =
been searched as part of the operations, and searches can be expected to co=
ntinue to include NGO facilities.&nbsp;</div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">NGOs are advised to minimise movements =
within the city throughout the day and seek information about affected area=
s through INSO or other trusted sources prior to movement.&nbsp;<br /><br /=
></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">NGOs are further advised to inform guar=
ds at their compounds and security managers about the ongoing search operat=
ions.&nbsp;<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">NGOs present in affected areas are advi=
sed to initiate de-escalation procedures with relevant IEA authorities and =
be prepared to explain the NGO's mandate and the impartial nature of their =
work, and present relevant permissions upon request to IEA members wishing =
to search their premises.<br /><br /></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">Furthermore, NGOs are reminded not to r=
esist instructions given by armed individuals within reason.&nbsp;</div>
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								<div style=3D"text-align: justify;">SA Mobile, Martin Hansen<br /><=
br /><a href=3D"mailto:sa.mobile2@afg.ngosafety.org">sa.mobile2@afg.ngosafe=
ty.org</a></div>								</div>
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