The Taliban's War with Islamic State in Afghanistan

The fall of Kabul to the Taliban saw Afghanistan stripped of democracy. On top of this political upheaval, just 11 days after the Taliban took Afghanistan's capital, Islamic State launched the first of several attacks in the country. These attacks have killed hundreds of civilians, and shattered any hope of a lasting peace or stability in Afghanistan. Now, the Taliban is waging their own War on Terror in the Eastern province of Nangarhar - the birthplace of the Afghan branch of the Islamic State. Here, the violence rarely grabs international headlines, but confrontations between the Taliban security forces and the Islamic State are a nearly daily occurrence.
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One year ago, Kabul fell to the Taliban. Just 11 days later, Islamic State launched the first of several fatal attacks in the country, shattering hope of lasting stability or peace in Afghanistan. The Taliban have issued a stark official warning to both members of Islamic State, and those associated with its members: 'If someone was convicted of a relation with Islamic State ... if he was a common civilian, or a decent man, even if he'd done it because of poverty ... they will all be counted as IS, and there is no mercy for them'. It's been alleged that members of Daesh, if caught, are executed, but this is denied by a Taliban representative: 'That is 100% false'. Amnesty has been offered to former IS members promising to cut ties with the group - but with a harsh proviso: 'anyone who breaks this oath will be exiled, and his house will be burned', states a Taliban security official.
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[@drdnout]

How pleasant, one american creation fight against another american creation. Isn’t it perfect?

[@trashdrawingghost7843]

is it free?

[@karaboga5984]

I miss the times when Journeyman Pictures would post full documentaries, not just trailers for paid movies.

[@bodyno3158]

"He was unarmed when arrested! " "What's your point? Do we arrest people driving a tank? " Pure comedy gold.

[@ootw9600]

They are doing such serious work and just chill in the sun at the same time....

[@pow1395]

@@ootw9600 like snakes lol 😂

[@AnsImran]

Lolzzz, I can't stop laughing 🤣

[@phoenixrising8640]

@@ootw9600 they know how to multi task while getting the job done.

[@carljohnson2194]

Exactly!

[@siddh2328]

Strange times. Who would have thought that the taliban would wage a war on terror.

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

Since they rule Afghanistan and Afghanistan's only real potential relevant ally in a major crisis is India, it was kind of inevitable. Afghanistan's only hook to get great power support is using India's insanely pro-unity culture to try and get help in exchange for hopes of unity or more political/trade unity with India since it considers Afghanistan part of greater India. And the Taliban really could do with at least diplomatic support against diplomatic hostility. That is why the Taliban recently defended some Sikhs, partially to stay in India's good books.

[@ThomasLoganHill]

@@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana i mean theyll just get de stablized again probobly by isreal

[@petesmart1983]

Taliban wernt terriosts, they had no terriosts until America invaded illegally

[@ryanm7615]

@@petesmart1983 that's just not true. They terrorized people and facilitated al qaida and terrorist training camps. They were the most brutal of the different groups after the soviets left. They were not good people.

[@Bbknuckles]

@@petesmart1983 is any invasion legal?

[@JK-td4hi]

For those that don’t know, sarcasm is a huge part of Pashtun culture humor. The arresting someone driving a tank comment he made is a good example of this. Pure gold.

[@bobulousgaming5353]

Must've been the British influence

[@JK-td4hi]

@@bobulousgaming5353 Good observation. That might be it. Pakistani and Indian culture also have sarcasm in their humor, both were British colonies.

[@skyburnersoath8983]

@@bobulousgaming5353 being sarcastic is now considered something British , WOW Grape!!!

[@georgeoooo]

In one year, the Taliban managed to eliminate 90% of the drug trade in Afghanistan, in addition to establishing treatment centers for addicts, in addition to that there are 60,000 people who have returned to live in Afghanistan, and now the Taliban government is working on 25 projects that will make Afghanistan profitable in Every year more than 2,000,000,000 dollars Among these projects is the establishment of the first train in Afghanistan and the achievement of an increase in agricultural production by 90% Three months ago, the first car manufactured in Afghanistan was completed In addition to the Taliban government, it achieved profits of more than 1,000,000,000 in Last year plus now there is a strong army to protect Afghanistan

[@mysteryY2K]

@@georgeoooo "treatment centers".... have you seen the conditions of these "centers"? it's more like hanging addicts out to dry with withdrawal, no therapy nothing

[@drmodestoesq]

This is hilarious. The head of the department tries to get a straight answer out of a subordinate. And he gets nothing but equivocations and deflection. Even in a war torn country fighting a terr0rist insurgency....no one wants to take any responsibility.

[@conky6719]

Taliban are extremist terrorists. That’s way they treat women like low end property.

[@Lycurgus47]

Terrorists fighting terrorists for control

[@YakovPisco]

Including the US 😂

[@georgeoooo]

In one year, the Taliban managed to eliminate 90% of the drug trade in Afghanistan, in addition to establishing treatment centers for addicts, in addition to that there are 60,000 people who have returned to live in Afghanistan, and now the Taliban government is working on 25 projects that will make Afghanistan profitable in Every year more than 2,000,000,000 dollars Among these projects is the establishment of the first train in Afghanistan and the achievement of an increase in agricultural production by 90% Three months ago, the first car manufactured in Afghanistan was completed In addition to the Taliban government, it achieved profits of more than 1,000,000,000 in Last year plus now there is a strong army to protect Afghanistan

[@georgeoooo]

Those who criticize the Taliban movement, why don't they talk about the homeless people in the streets of America, or what Israel is doing in Palestine, or what the French police are doing in France, or the gangs inside America, whose intention is

[@robwalsh9843]

Back in the 90's the situation was mostly the same. After the Russians left, the Taliban were the strongest faction, but there were districts and groups that opposed them. This is about as full circle as you can get.

[@Tragicide]

Northern Alliance: ahem, aren’t u forgetting somebody. 😒

[@3x0ticContent]

no, there is no major group opposing them currently like how it was in the 90's. it's only small pockets here or there currently and mainly hit and run tactics rather than taking ground and keeping it from the taliban.

[@neempata3274]

@le Hoarderz Al-Shekelsteins why is that bad? Republicanism is a post french revolution joo trope

[@spearPYN]

All hail Northern Alliance -- I am still amazed why NATO is not supporting them.

[@ReySchultz121]

@@spearPYN As much as they're clearly the good guys & i agree, they're still not showing any clear signs of victory.

[@urzarak]

If "purity" is ur test there is always someone "purer" untill there is no one left or no one remembers why they were fighting.

[@zbychulatara]

Its just terrorists vs terrorists.

[@dmcdevitt8]

Yup, that mindset just keeps eating itself

[@azertyqwerty5946]

@@zbychulatara Yeah terrorists vs terrorists AKA: USA vs ISIS

[@azertyqwerty5946]

@@Janibek35 Americans right

[@MuhammadSharifulAlamSaad]

its political

[@nejinaji]

This has to be the wildest chapter in Afghan fighting. The mish mash of gear they use now, the enemy they face. The rise and fall and rise again of the taliban.

[@donutrangerr]

Its not wild. Literally all Muslim country hate the Daesh. U.S. intervention literally only make their life harder but not impossible. Even while resisting U.S. invasion, Taliban has always been fighting them.

[@nejinaji]

@@donutrangerr obviously. But now they have tons of American gear on top of the russian gear. Fighting a new war.

[@donutrangerr]

@@nejinaji I apologize I missed out on reading the gear part. Yeah, it is kind of funny how they looked like they're improvising existing resources. Using both of their past invaders gear to fight a new war haha

[@jordijimenez2634]

@@nejinaji fighting and losing to isis lmao

[@nejinaji]

@@jordijimenez2634 just like they were losing to the US and Russia huh

[@sadsovietspy]

"You have switched teams! You are now defending the *Afghanistan* team"

[@vector9745]

so what should he do its in human nature where the tide turns he will change the direction۔ today you are with Americans because they are in power tomorrow you will be with Afghans because they will come in power whats the big deal؟🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@discarded1669]

Always been 🔫.. former Afghan government was nothing but a pet of the west & no good for ppl, better be removed then suck the ppl..

[@totallymaortal1211]

Taliban was always team Afghan.

[@rolandnagy3327]

Terroist before lvl up to terror state.

[@foldedchicken4634]

Taliban have been fighting isis since it's foundation. The US even give limited assistence to taliban sometime(at fighting isis)

[@kurvitaschthedictator]

imagine keeping around several phones just to show a government decree from tiktok

[@AnsImran]

🤣

[@yahya2925]

It really should be that simple where a man can be trusted at his word. This only shows their own sense of self accountability before God.

[@Merces69]

and here i was waiting for proof.

[@goodvibes6715]

@@yahya2925 yes, but intelligence chief of eastern province should not be using a smartphone. he can be targetted in 2 seconds by any Foreign Intelligence Service. In fact he can be targetted by any paid guy easily

[@mujahid-9630]

@@goodvibes6715 there are thausands others who can replace him. He doesn’t fear death

[@captainkuijt]

"What's your point? Do we arrest people driving a tank?!" lmao

[@Khilji313]

They call Humvee and Maxxpro the TANK😄

[@omairshafiq1998]

Oh of course the Americans during their 21 years in power Persecuted judged and executed from the very same humvees

[@RakibHossain-mq7qv]

If he was armed they would had shut him down. .

[@zippolighter4903]

@@omairshafiq1998 bokay

[@goodvibes6715]

@@Khilji313 USA left 1000's of Humvee and Maxxpro for them

[@localafghanshepherd7414]

Afghans: "Finally...peace...not what we wanted but at least its over..." Islamic State: *evil laughter*

[@youtubeoppressivecensorshi8047]

It’s not at peace when with Taliban control They causing. Mass famine

[@alexandersnorrason2080]

@@martiendejong8857 mate if anyone was created by the CIA then it was the Taliban

[@itzgalaxy7594]

It's not Islamic state Taliban's were created by American government in the first place

[@itzgalaxy7594]

@@martiendejong8857 Then why blame Islam those monsters takes my religion as an excuse and the whole world believe it and send tons of hates

[@itzgalaxy7594]

@@martiendejong8857 And funny fact is that KZbin deleted the truth u were speaking

[@Aiden_Muslim]

"Stop talking trash or I'll punch you" Bro this judge is making me laugh too much 😂

[@thatsportsguy983]

I don’t like the Talibans morals, but judging by the KZbin videos , these guys are comedy

[@mujahid-9630]

He’s on twitter as well 😆

[@user-ke6ee5bl5n]

​@@thatsportsguy983 comedy is part of their culture. They r always depression free

[@ice1032]

I think people are starting to realise that Taliban, Daesh and Al Queda are all different

[@osamabinladen824]

I know.

[@mikenogozones]

not by much, they're all trash

[@alastoirevinzchristianccal3606]

@@osamabinladen824 ayo

[@dark7element]

Not really. They all have the same ideology. It's just infighting for power.

[@mt000mp]

@@dark7element Al-Qaeda is gone some joined taliban, Daesh/ISUS are khawarij and does not have the same ideology with taliban. taliban just wanted to repel colonialism , restore and rebuild the nation at the other hand ISUS are just straight up crackheads that broke every islamic law to establish "islamic law".

[@mikenogozones]

Imagine joining ISIS because the Taliban aren't extreme enough for you, you can't make this up.

[@mikenogozones]

@Richard Schiffman As someone that has filmed in Afghanistan I disagree with you. The Taliban are a monstrosity that is practicing Pashtun supremacy. Feel free to watch my Kabul episode on my channel and debate me there.

[@barittos5585]

you can make up whatever you want by saying extreme

[@maalikserebryakov]

They have many faults and they are quick to spill muslim blood and that is among the most terrible deeds but in other matters, - and Im not minimising their misdeeds. They are criminals - but holistically speaking if we ignore their quickness to attack other muslims then their Islam is closer to that of the beloved Rasul Allah PBUH than the Taliban, and I will mention some of the issues of law and creed that make me say this. 1.) Offensive war. Allah said: “Fight those who fight you”(2/190) Allah said: “Fight those who do not believe in Allah…(9/29) The Taliban appear to have abandoned this command which is repeated and performed so many times in the Qur’an and by our Rasul Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم . But they, the ones who are criticised as khawarij never abandoned this Obligation and Sunnah. They waged war against the kfr by the tongue and the sword and showed no sign of stopping until they were finally defeated. For this I pray Allah rewards them, but of course this doesn’t absolve them of the unjust slaughter they committed either. 2.) The attributes of Allah. Nowadays this is considered a “minor, nuanced issue of creed” but In reality if yiu have creedal differences with other muslims then its possible to say you both are following different religions. To have different ideas about Allah is the same as worshipping different gods and what the taliban have done jn this regard is probably enough to make them all apostates. They denied the existence of Allah’s “Face, Hands, shin and feet” saying that the mention of these is all metaphorical. But they, the ones we all despised said they affirm their faith in Allah and believe in his face, hands and shin and Feet as his attributes without interpreting them in human terms and this is the correct view because 1.) Allah said the Qur’an is clear. How can numerous mentions of Allah’s attributes all be metaphors with no indication given by Allah? The fact this an ongoing dispute for a thousand years is proof enough that there is no way to prove these are metaphors. 2.) Qur’an and the prophet were received by many pagan idols worshippers. The meccan Idol worshippers would have spent their whole lives anthropomorphising their own gods into idol statues, and then Islam arrives and mentions the “Foot, hand and Face” of Allah without clarifying its meaning and none of them or the companions of the prophet were ever reported to have asked about their meaning. Think about that for a minute and let that sink in.

[@mikenogozones]

@@maalikserebryakov I got bored after the 1st paragraph, learn to condense your point. I've personally seen the horrors of ISIS while filming in Syria 🇸🇾. I have the episodes on my channel. Feel free to debate me about ISIS there but keep it to a paragraph at a time.

[@Jakringdna]

@@maalikserebryakov Taliban are not claiming to be caliphate nor they pretend to be related by blood with the Prophet, they defend their lands and culture first. Isis has no honor and they will be punished in this life and in the other, if there is any

[@Hacker41822]

By calling them "the islamic state" you are doing them a grant favor, you are giving them what they want. Instead call them "Deash" they hate being called that.

[@ivanelias3916]

Deash? what does that mean?

[@barittos5585]

They're not Daesh theyre against them they fight them !!! Daesh are Ys made in fact all casualties are muslims

[@TheMedicalLad]

@@ivanelias3916 Just call them "Daesh"

[@ivanelias3916]

@@Droozy_Noozy1245 ah i get it now :D because ISIS got stomp in the War. that's hilarious :D

[@TheMedicalLad]

@SPANDA VIBRATION Terrorism is subjective tbh . British Rule in india called every dissident a terrorist and also gave them death sentence by hanging while they are celebrated as freedom fighters in modern india .

[@hiredmurderer6228]

"That was 15 years ago" "Stop talking trash or im gonna punch you" This guys are the best

[@PsychoSeal1]

I do enjoy the irony of the Taliban having to combat an insurgency like Isis :D

[@MODEST500]

i mean no, its just like fighting NATO.

[@PsychoSeal1]

@@MODEST500NATO don't skin people alive.

[@elzika739]

@@PsychoSeal1 ohhhhhhhhh right. They just kill 100,000s of people using chemical weapons that make their skin melt. 😍😍😍

[@SheryAwan123]

They just bomb them to pieces

[@jaktaboss4414]

@@PsychoSeal1 but they shower with bombs

[@sdgdrfzhr435]

Better than any political discussion we have in the west

[@liamobrien9451]

How is it better, its just the guy in a position of authority telling the other guys to fuck off because he made up the rules and thats that, the others have to trust that this fuck is capable of delivering justice, what's worse is that he says that justice is all up to Allah, when it's clearly just him making a decision by himself, but no one can contest it because its "God's will"

[@not_hAck3r]

True

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

based comment

[@barittos5585]

@@trenaceandblackmetal5621 opinion

[@keyboardmouse7699]

less bureaucracy you could say

[@ceriaocrovada7648]

The intelligence guy actually seems rather professional. When one of the other guys suggested just beheading the isil operative he pretty much immediately shut that down (probably because they are being recorded but hopefully that's his mindset at all times) and went down the legal path of a trial

[@ikramulhaq7431]

Actually the IS priosner relative said that if our guy involved in IS activities cut his throat if not than released him not taliban members .the foriegn they mentioned was neighboring pakistani pashtun tribe guy .and his family go to taliban for jirga. Taliban and other guys fallowing pashtunwali codes.

[@187a3]

No bro he has to adhere to Shariah. You cant disrespect defendants by mocking or allowing people to mock who is facing serious situation. If he is under the shariah trial he is under the divine law they see Allah as the ultimate judge. They just have to strictly get the trial done with all fairness.

[@barbosaguzman6101]

No.. behead him. Fuck this so called justice you speak about - it's a myth.

[@mujahid-9630]

That TBN guy is ok twitter 😆

[@187a3]

@subgreen13 there was never a problem. Some politicians and military establishment wanted to make money so they staged 911 and then went to take oil from iraq and opium along with diamonds from Afghanistan. Afghanistan is rich in natural resources they have recently discoved lithum deposits which will be like Gold in coming years with all the electric vehicle and green energy plans. China is smart they dont invade on false pretexts they simply do deals with strong parties in the region and leave the internal matters of the country to their own people. China has started mining in Afghanistan under Taliban governmeng

[@mrok3405]

The SF in Afghanistan eventually came to realise that the US and Taliban could put aside their differences and pause the fight against each other to engage in a collaborative front against Daesh. It was mind boggling stuff and the US knew at that point, after 20 long bloody years of death, and trillions of tax payers dollars, that the Taliban were actually not all that bad and a part of the Afghan fabric of society. They are Afghans and do enjoy wide support. Let Afghanistan be ruled by Afghans. One has to actually live in Afghanistan to understand and appreciate what I just said.

[@Lockdown335]

"The US knew at this point, and after 20 long bloody years that the Taliban were actually not all that bad." lol no

[@baremangus3576]

@@Lockdown335 hahahaha i know, he is taking shit

[@BedroomHistorianOfficialYT]

You love it or not Taliban is no longer a terrorist group, they're now a government.

[@ianmayer8032]

plus we armed the taliban when the USSR was in afghan

[@natista4523]

@@ianmayer8032 There was no Taliban, it was the Mujahideen and no they aren’t the same.

[@mareksicinski3726]

the boundary between common criminal and ISIS is vague sometimes

[@JohnGeometresMaximos]

It's not a religion its a criminal organization.

[@Bbknuckles]

@@JohnGeometresMaximos you can say that about every religion especially Christianity.

[@JohnGeometresMaximos]

@@Bbknuckles ESPECIALLY Christianity eh? 🤣 Can you quote for me a few criminal verses from the New Testament? Then I'll quote you some from the koran. 😁

[@Bbknuckles]

@@JohnGeometresMaximos I personally don’t know about the Koran, nor do I care to know about that bs religion. They’re so a** backwards idk how anyone could fall for that nonsense. You seriously think Christianity isn’t a evil/criminal organization? I mean where do I start? We can go super far back to the crusades which were some of the worst acts in human history, all in the name of the scam artist they call Jesus. Current day Christianity is a money mule. I grew up in the church.. I know not all are the same but every single one of them are blind to the truth. Reject god, reject religion, and truly start living your life. The Bible is outdated and poorly written. I like how you said New Testament because the old has things that discredit you guys big time lol 🤫 🤐

[@diro5910]

@@JohnGeometresMaximos Indeed. True Islam has nothing to do with ISIS.

[@BootneckAlphaKilo]

I wish the Taliban every success. I’m also not sniggering to myself, about the irony of terrorist counter terrorism measures, at all.

[@alqaeda7040]

We should be in control

[@yourtexthere1323]

who you callin a snigger?

[@johoreanperson8396]

One is just conservative countrybois and one is an international organization with who knows where from people.

[@dark7element]

I don't. ISIS lacks the ability to actually control Afghanistan whereas Taliban currently has that power. Therefore, it is actually a good thing for Afghanistan if ISIS-K gets stronger in the short term. Anything that helps hasten the collapse of the Pakistani/Taliban occupation is a good thing. If that includes ISIS, so be it.

[@yendevus1747]

IS is funded by the USA. IS started being more active after the US army left Afghanistan.

[@pincessdogg5222]

I am very impressed at how well armed the Taliban is. I saw some gorgeous M4A1's, FN SCARs and M-27's. I never new they had such a good arms production industry.

[@Qx5630gUgB]

most of their higher end weaponry was seized from abandoned US weapons depots

[@Pikachu-xz9gb]

American left their weapons when ran away and some Taliban got it from killing American puuusys.

[@plmokm33]

It helps when a foreign power just leaves all their equipment behind when they pull out

[@Cowboycomando54]

@@plmokm33 Should have cratered every cache and ammo dump.

[@EXPLORER-hq1us]

@@Cowboycomando54 Should have given to us indians :\, shellfish muricans

[@GuardianLords]

"Taliban Security Forces" I'd never though I'd hear the day.

[@rexcelent8560]

Good luck to the Taliban I hope they and the people of Afghanistan find peace but I can't get rid of the gigantic feeling of irony in this video

[@osamabinladen824]

Thanks bro.

[@OgJusttrippin]

@@osamabinladen824 dead men don't talk

[@wizardmongol4868]

how is it ironic, they fought a war on terror against the US a foreign empire that was terrorising the country for 20+ years

[@humbleguardsman5578]

@@osamabinladen824 CALL YOUR HIT!

[@iamsalngo81]

@@osamabinladen824 osama you were not a taliban

[@kamalsidhu7454]

“what's your point ? Do we arrest people driving a Tank !?” 😂

[@sethgravley6995]

I'm adding this point to every argument for the rest of my life lol

[@Kiroley]

Really well reported on and presented. No bias or anything, just showing us the story. Great journalism!

[@mikeestes99]

Makes even the drunkest man sober to hear “ if he’s found guilty just cut his head off”.

[@king_kiff3969]

It's what Daesh deserve.

[@zahidkarlani1638]

😀

[@userx76y]

Afgan government is very straightforward

[@Jewish.Hotdog]

I like how they know exactly how to get shit done, he was like get me the elders and I’ll pull out the phone and tell then how it is. These guys actually understand what they are doing so I’m curious to see the result of their counter terrorism

[@raflymahendra]

Because they are actually the one who protect and work with islamic state before 9/11, its just like your ex bodyguard trying to kill you and of course its terifying because they know how it work.

[@phoenixrising8640]

Foreign agencies and the NRF are funding and supporting ISISK as their proxies because they have no ground support. The IEA security forces do know what they are doing.

[@raphaellauf7786]

Terrorists doing counter terrorism

[@henryfox6293]

They’ve been in a similar position that these ISIS fighters are currently in, they understand how they think and operate. They’ll likely be extremely efficient at fighting ISIS, especially when they don’t have to even consider human right

[@oliveryt7168]

You're out of your mind..

[@Civilis1980]

*Arrests local man for being in IS*.... "How DARE you say there's IS here!"

[@numbnumbjuice7296]

IS has no power there

[@FootballsCompany]

It was poorly translated. He said; ISIS doesn't have any territorial control here now which is an accurate statement. Decentralized cells exists everywhere; even in the west.

[@Civilis1980]

@@FootballsCompany That makes more sense. Thnx for translating

[@FootballsCompany]

ISIS Khorasan is a group composed of people following two particular sects. The Salafis and the Mamatis (also a sect in Pashtun region) while 99 percent of the Afghan population is Deobandi (hanafis). There's no way ISIS Khorasan can flourish in this region. In nangarhar when they controlled several towns in their early days in 2015; they imposed their own jurisprudence over a largely Hanafi population. It became clear that this group won't find a place. They're mostly driven by secterian hatred for the Hanafis; after their group was routed by Taliban; the small decentralized cells became operational. Some of them are in league with Pakistan, others with NRF. Pakistan is using them to counter Taliban support for the TTP. But these cells are weak; that's why they only target the civilians; especially the Hazaras. If taliban comes up with good intelligensia; get some sort of cyber tech then their brave commandos can do wonders and it would be the end of these cells. On the end note: All ISIS Khorasan members are Salafis but not All Salafis are ISIS-K.

[@AK-dd9od]

ISIS /Daesh are followers of the U.S. CIA .

[@MultiMustafa44]

I don’t know where you getting this info but Afghans follow Salafi and maybe Talibans follow Deobandi coz most of them came from Pakistani madrasas and You will find deobandi in Pakistan and India not Afghanistan.

[@princehabibi1022]

Afghanistan & Taliban are both majority so called “sufis Muslims” which they claim & ISKP claims to be “salafi” when in reality they are not, idk where u got all that stuff from lol

[@FootballsCompany]

@@princehabibi1022 Man i am an Afghan myself and a researcher on war and conflicts. I have written a thesis on it and i know what i am talking about.

[@AK-dd9od]

Daesh targets civilians in Mosques (including both Sunni and Shia) because Daesh are non-Muslims working for the CIA trying to disrupt Afghanistan's peace. Daesh is the armed wing of the U.S. military-industrial complex and are attempting to sabotage Afghanistan's recovery (alongside America's economic sanctions against Afghanistan). The U.S. had coveted Afghanistan's resources for itself. The origin of Daesh is in Iraq, as AQI, which was founded by a well-known criminal and murderer, Al-Zarqawi, who instigated a civil war on behalf of the U.S. The U.S. then transplanted part of this operation to Afghanistan during the U.S. military occupation there.

[@stray8468]

as someone pointed out, this is mistranslated. The guy tells the Taliban Intelligence Officer "He only had a pair of clothes with him." to which Dr. Rashid responds with "So what? You think the people we catch in the city are ubiquitously driving tanks around for us to spot them?" **NOT** "He was unarmed when arrested! " "What's your point? Do we arrest people driving a tank? "

[@Joe-po9xn]

ISIS: We are terrorists! Taliban: But are you.....terrifying terrorists?

[@ayonhasan9287]

America:Compared to me ISIS is angel.I am The real owner of Terrorism. Others just bought franchise from me.😆😆😆😆

[@LostGenerationn]

Did taliban ever attack us mainland?

[@osamabinladen824]

@@ayonhasan9287 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@dolengea1523]

is that a reference to ahmed the dead terrorist? (Jeff Dunham show)

[@LostGenerationn]

@@fgb_rolled364 and CIA funded billions to both of them

[@alexschmidt443]

2001: Americas war on Terror 20 years later... Taliban's war on Terror Taliban became new US Army.

[@Tragicide]

Figures much as to why they’re aren’t enough people joining the military lately. That and the impending threat of WW3 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tedbuchanan2143]

How about supervolcano erupting soon

[@leepictroll643]

US Army = Terrorists

[@victuz]

The irony that the whole planet if feeling right now...

[@theadministrator2641]

"Sometimes the only way to combat evil...is for another evil to step up" or you can say.."you either die a villain ..or live long enough to see yourself become the anti-hero" .

[@default8274]

So people who defending their own country from invasion are considered as Villains?

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@default8274 the taliban weren’t exactly good people

[@IDidNotDoItInc]

@@augustuslunasol10thapostle find me someone on this planet who is

[@blee04524]

fucking cheeseburgers are evil that I can tell you

[@idsfxtm5759]

isn't that "You either die as a hero or live long enough to become a villain"?

[@Avicerox]

Two groups who view death during battle as a blessing fighting each other to death is never not dramatic.

[@mujahid-9630]

One is native afghans and have the same religion and sect as 90% of afghans. Isis have no local support in Afghanistan and are wasting their time and effort. They just don’t want Taliban to succeed as that will mean TBN are the real Muslim group and other jihadists will follow their way instead of isis methods

[@Avicerox]

@@mujahid-9630 Oh yes, I agree with that, and I am rooting for the Taliban, plus, they are the rightful rulers of Afghanistan because they are the ones who defeated the Western powers.

[@raiyatulalam1124]

@@Avicerox👍 agreed 💯

[@GandPhatiBandarHanugaand]

Isis - USA created to mess up in middle East Taliban - kicking USA terrorists

[@robinmangala3536]

Taliban is better equipped than the army of my country 😂

[@raadsiddique2090]

They are more powerful than a lot of countries.

[@robinmangala3536]

@@raadsiddique2090 They’re only powerful in Afghanistan. I’m from Belgium, I’m sure they couldn’t invade us

[@raadsiddique2090]

@@robinmangala3536 Being powerful doesn't mean that you can invade and conquer a whole country but defend your own country. Because skills are also needed. As an example World's most powerful countries also invaded and tried till 10 to 20 years to conquer Afghanistan , but no one couldn't. There is a very poorly armed country called Bhutan, but no one can invade the country because of it's geography.

[@eagleeye182]

@@raadsiddique2090 The USA could bomb the shit out of Afghanistan with ease but it only targeted Islamist fundamentalists. They could simply drop a nuclear bomb and turn Afghanistan into dust. We`re not living in the 15th century, you know.

[@abovethelaw4417]

@@robinmangala3536 Belgium = poor netherlands

[@johnnytates2967]

Imagine pulling up a official order through a saved tiktok... crazy world

[@barittos5585]

40 years of war what would you except ?

[@haritsrifai4549]

World : so you are villain or hero Taliban : yes

[@mwfi]

excellent work as always, thank you

[@callumgriss5422]

3:32 "stop talking trash or i will punch you" Getting some serious GigaChad vibes here

[@zacharydurocher4085]

That’s how it goes, in most places on this planet

[@inquisitorkrieger8171]

This comment right here tells me you don't even shave yet.

[@brickobunga8629]

If only this was as televised as Ukraine, I’d love to grab my popcorn and watch some of this action.

[@ebannaw]

Of course Ukraine garners more attraction because much stronger powers and forces are involved and it's in Europe.

[@ReySchultz121]

We haven't had something this crazy since the Yugoslav Wars.

[@keyboardmouse7699]

Doesn't really support any of their narratives, so their not gonna air this. Would've loved to see more of this as well.

[@actualatom]

@@ebannaw and they're white

[@sachiinrauut7790]

Perfect example of never ending war

[@rotor7475]

4:19 intelligence guy showed them an emirate speech via tiktok, this is pure gold

[@countcampula]

I'm so glad this video exists, thank you for putting this information together. I was worried nobody else cared after the US left

[@verner3600]

Even Kim Jong Un to some extent cares about North Koreans. Nobody wants their country to be in a complete chaos.

[@zakkhan5791]

You are so naive, it's the US who supplies the weapons so the war rolles on

[@litesp]

Plenty of people care. Just because they aren't from the west doesn't mean they are nobody.

[@engi9715]

Teams have been auto-balanced

[@Tragicide]

🤣🤣🤣

[@afg786malang8]

Thank you for your non biased report Long live Afghanistan long live Kandahar.

[@ItzTankzz]

Long live Herat and btw I speak Arabic and u?

[@Tarik360]

I mean, when you are the establishment, suddenly you've got to be the one in charge...

[@MisterBlondie]

The title was enough to make me want to watch this. Terror group wars are quite interesting to read and watch about nowadays that we pulled out of Afghanistan.

[@mujahid-9630]

The taliban are not considered a terrorist group

[@morsmordre3]

The Taliban were rebels righting for control of their country not terrorists.

[@Bbknuckles]

They were fighting before we got there and will continue to fight long after. Good riddance.

[@ahmadrashid4853]

Worry about your own sodomy infested nation or what you have achieved will all crumble before your eyes

[@MrRydoone]

What local say ?? Who are this islamist gangs? ..The true story is...Isis daesh was created by CIA to create proxy war in middle East to give them UN a tickets to interfere into this mess....after daesh and Isis exist..tons of American weapon sell in street with cheap price..from pistol up to rocket launcher..they just sell in under umbrella..when the media say the US provide this weapon..and US answers..they accidentally dropped the weapon into enemy territory..it's not Little but tons.. hundreds² cargo or containers..and too much to count they accidentally dropped into enemy territory....that's nonsense..but Taliban they didn't now used this American weapon..most of it Russian after they beat them..they use this weapon..But now Taliban also using US weapon..after US run away from their country..that's how American play in middle East ..and this is why military budgets America was Triple than Russia..too many terrorist to supply this weapon..in Iraq,Syria ., Afghanistan.etc..

[@ryanwilson8323]

PTSD got ya bro

[@ahmadrashid4853]

@@ryanwilson8323 Not as much as the US and NATO troops who suicide by the thousands each year because their conscience can't handle what they did in their evil war

[@superwout]

Exactly. Amen.

[@louditalian1962]

Western Lawyer: Your honor, my client is innocent Taliban Lawyer: Keep talking trash and I’ll punch your face

[@angrycolonel1957]

i have to question the accuracy and wording of the translation

[@TheMrt666]

This reminds me of the two spider men pointing at each other. The Irony.

[@Tony27654]

Lmao

[@CheckTheStatz]

Awesome hope to see more

[@Tragicide]

Same here buddy. Same here. 😎🍿🍿🍿

[@BAZMcculluum]

​@@Tragicideeunuchs christians 😂

[@Rosa01010101]

When the villain meets the supervillain

[@rhemjhunbolotaolo5861]

I felt bad for the normal citizens, people of Afghanistan just want to live a peaceful lives. This conflicts and civil war never tend to end.

[@ItzTankzz]

It's just the Talibans and Isis and more that just want Afghanistan to be always in war :/

[@zaidwasilbyjus4819]

​@@ItzTankzz Taliban want peace in Afghanistan and west wants to control Afghanistan evil at the cost of war

[@GenitalHerpes69]

@@ItzTankzz or maybe its the americans that profit from the wars

[@Al-AfghanBall]

​@@GenitalHerpes69Yh true

[@codygreene9067]

The taliban went from wearing pajamas and turbans to 511 hats, BDUs, and plate carriers. Fuck sake.

[@user-jd8wo8fd9p]

equipment left behind by the americans and nato to fight the Islamic State. old afghan government was too corrupt and incompetent to deal with this new threat so america removed them

[@andrewheitmeyer9945]

Yup, looking like a bunch of hajis getting into air soft.

[@kurvitaschthedictator]

gifts from allah

[@devintariel3769]

@@kurvitaschthedictator Big 5 Allah and Black Rifle Coffee Allah

[@spacemarine1332]

@@kurvitaschthedictator USA

[@alsenar2]

"Taliban's war on terror". It couldn't be more ironic than this.

[@hamasasaduddin4302]

nah, US came as invader back then

[@shadowbannedaccont9479]

America's war on terrorist is pretty close.

[@QuietFromMetalGearSolid]

@@hamasasaduddin4302 Yup, back then they were freedom fighters, now they're a government fighting insurgency .

[@aymane9489]

Godamn! You think Westerners having studied in the biggest universities, having full access to information know about stuff. Turns out you know nothing. Al Qaeda is not Taliban. It's the media that tried to link both. If you search about Taliban, they are Afghans who wants to rule their country in religious matter, Al Qaeda are terrorists, it's an ideology. It's different!

[@periodicdragonflare5572]

@Violet Evergarden i mean… there hasnt been another 9/11 ever since.

[@fijician6307]

Man the way homie handled that isis problem was pretty smooth.

[@777Awsomeness]

Notice how the order from the Emir he showed was from TikTok. Such a culture clash.

[@garywebster3044]

I remember when the Taliban wore nothing but stacks of blankets fought with rusty soviet aks, rode donkeys and comms was usually handled by two cups and a bit of string. They seem decently well equipped now what happened?

[@zacharyolenick1054]

All the aid we gave to the Afghan government quickly became Taliban equipment, since the ANA couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag

[@rustsolo1272]

joe biden

[@iumasz6088]

1. Since they are essential the Afgan government now they got access to the same tax funded resources any state has . 2. During America's botched exit they left billions of dollars worth of equipment behind, which the Taliban could take for themselves.

[@dj11o9er9]

@@betos-08 okay you can't be taken seriously

[@profesorplazas]

Brandon...

[@aidanhernandez4863]

Its insane to believe that the US was there for 20 years and the Afghani government lost the country in a matter of months.

[@Tragicide]

The last two afghani presidents sold out their country to the taliban. Welp, this is what happens if you don’t take good care of your country.

[@Mj-th7md]

It was all about the money gain from military spending and development and testing. Remember, the USA is a military economy and insurance for the world. Without conflicts, the USA becomes irrelevant

[@michaelborough5932]

It was a week.

[@keyboardmouse7699]

Dude nobody is going to fight the U.S's war for them and start a civil war in the name of American values in a 99% islamic country. Sometimes I wonder what are the Americans are thinking lol

[@aidanhernandez4863]

@@keyboardmouse7699 The Afghani Army served instep with American Soldiers when fighting the Taliban. They were fighting those terrorists just as much as we were. They just sucked. The Taliban bring a very very extreme version of an Islamic lifestyle, a lifestyle which Afghanis are protesting to this day. It wasn't just our war to stop the Taliban from taking over Afghanistan, it was their war too.

[@mehwishkudezai2576]

Is there a full video on here to watch for free

[@turbo181]

Why so few likes? This is a particularly unbiased perspective imo.

[@Cormano980]

Wth is to like here

[@magzelmarg5152]

Kiddies in here forgot that Taliban used to be a government, that is until your fav murica and soviet decided that they don't like em anymore.

[@danielacevedo647]

So we are going to forget the Taliban decides to harber al qaeda and Osama? I have no doubt the US just used this as a pretext to invade Afghanistan. But come on. The Taliban practically offered the justification on a silver platter. The U.S was wrong for invading Afghanistan. The Taliban were absolutely idiotic in their decision to stand with al Qaeda.

[@QuietFromMetalGearSolid]

True. If someday there's another civil war in America, what if we make comments like: "the irony. terrorists fighting terrorists."

[@dingus6317]

We propped them up as freedom fighters to get rid of the Soviets and then when we went in we called them terrorists

[@Tragicide]

Laughs at both of you in Northern Alliance. 🤣🤣🤣

[@solomonarbc]

There was no Taliban government before the Soviet invasion, and they were toppled by the US because of one single man they wouldn't stop protecting, but why would you know - your brain lacks power to process more than a few dozen bytes of data.

[@mohamedfattah1088]

Instantly subbed after seeing this

[@petrolhead001]

A great video. Thank you

[@youngmasterzhi]

It’s amazing how absent minded these Taliban are about the irony of their immediate circumstances and position

[@halebopp4747]

They were already fighting ISKP long before they even took power

[@Kamitorrorga]

It could be because their leadership *expected this*. Over the course of Afghanistan's history, this always happens. When the invading force that united the country finally goes, everyone turns back on eachother, and while they probably weren't expecting Islamic State until the very last days of the Republic of Afghanistan were around, they were probably prepared to immediately go from being the guerillas to being the security forces in the equation.

[@azertyqwerty5946]

Yeah if USA and other European countries just minded their own business then it would have been much easier.

[@azertyqwerty5946]

@@anonymous-ml8sl Yeah you are right but still continued by the US and its Western allies.

[@QuietFromMetalGearSolid]

Not ironic, they've became the government once again, now they fight the insurgents. During the US invasion they were as much as insurgents as the ukranians are right now

[@ShafiAshari]

idk why this people calling it an irony. instead appreciating their effort combating the khawarij terrorist. there is a saying in Islamic Tradition: No matter what you do in pleasing the non muslim, they will never appreciate until you submit to their wants.

[@wargriffin5]

Because the insurgents are now the counterinsurgents. Was that not obvious?

[@tevarinvagabond1192]

Has nothing to do with religion, lmao. Look at your whole mindset, you judge people based on if they are Muslim or not, which makes YOU the evil one here

[@terranaxiomuk]

The absolute irony in that traditional statement. Non religious people do not have an agenda to push. Oh the irony 😆

[@DrywallMuncher_]

its irony because they're both terrorists lol

[@musti799]

@@terranaxiomuk are you sure about that?

[@javiergarza8626]

You know it's about to get serious when they ask for their "red phone"

[@TRKZ786]

"He is a cuttrouth" What he actually said was "just because his kids are gonna die, does it mean he can shed the blood of others ?"

[@anoniem012]

The parents always think good about their children even if they make huge mistakes, so blessed to have parents, Alhamdulillah. And its funny that he showed video with tiktok brand XD

[@6rain875]

The intel guy showing a tiktok as proof of the mandate had me dying lol

[@anoniem012]

@@6rain875 The funny thing is, and I agree with the poilcy, they have banned TikTok in the country. XD

[@JohnDon-bi1iz]

​@@anoniem012What do the Chinese say about it? They criticized UK for the same ban for MPs

[@Trgn]

Hope order and stability will be restored soon in Afghanistan. The country has been through enough wars and foreign invasions. Now it's time to live, rebuild and develop in peace. Stay strong.

[@joppa560]

I saw the title and tbh I had to watch this

[@Sahil-iw9qt]

Does anyone have the full documentary for free?

[@Baltimoreborn]

I’m pretty sure that M16 A1 he was holding was the gun that I qualified on in basic training in 1992

[@venturatheace1]

0:35 this one? I’m pretty sure that’s an A4

[@DrywallMuncher_]

That's an A4 dude, the M16A1 has the triangular handguard with the 20 round mag

[@Overneed-Belkan-Witch]

"Stop talking trash or I'll punch you" Hahah nice dialogue

[@tiendeelin5468]

Straight up COD lobby

[@Mohammadkwt]

@@tiendeelin5468 🤣🤣

[@Danieldoomer]

Bro idk why but the notification sound at 5:52 killed me

[@duckjohnson7747]

I'm sure we'll find some useful information as to what's happening in Afghanistan on KZbin

[@FreePalestine07462]

As a kurd I understand alot of his words

[@txtmewhen4355]

السلام عليكم

[@Al-AfghanBall]

Yh coz yall r Persia's

[@FreePalestine07462]

@@Al-AfghanBall hahahaha, we destroyed the first ever empire in this world, my guy

[@Al-AfghanBall]

@@FreePalestine07462 Bruv yall didn't even exist at that time 💀💀💀☠️☠️

[@FreePalestine07462]

@@Al-AfghanBall like you did😂😂 I still remember the time y’all got conquered by USA😂😂😂 we are guti and Medes our ancestors are corduene, our calendar dating from 612 BC, while you didn’t even existed, I’m here teaching you free history lesson

[@sammurphy4894]

When the imprisoned man's dad said "Just cut his head off", even if satire is ironic lol

[@chaldeankurdistani2322]

I never thought i would see terrorists fighting terrorists

[@BedroomHistorianOfficialYT]

They're government now

[@sagarbarot]

Thank you for this .....its a danger coming!

[@tintinjailhouse1312]

Who had done THIS !? Can ya tell me some some ? Will Ya do that fo Lil me?

[@TammNamoco3011]

US will be like: It's your turn to fight enemies that you can't see. 😂

[@JaswinderSingh-bh5hy]

Yesterday they were terrorist and today they are fighting terrorism....what nonsense 🙄

[@cooldude-mi9wz]

ye because they have a goverment now. they lost the meaning of terrorism.

[@duncanluciak5516]

"Stop using the same techniques we used to get in power!"

[@abdullahalzahrani5833]

Love the fact that my man "the Taliban chef of intelligence in the eastern zone" is taking his orders from tiktok videos.

[@birdworldist]

Bad guys killing eachother

[@khanhtrinh344]

Vietnam: *slip coffee Damn he has to went through the same shit as I did.

[@dayakwarfighter7477]

I am never thought I live to see this day

[@eddsmokalot6200]

So thats how you talk to lying and conniving elders. Take notes americans.

[@johnnytates2967]

did he just show a tiktok?

[@trainknut]

Imagine being so bad that you make the Taliban look chill just by not being you.

[@cybronikai1957]

"You're a villian alright, just not a super one"

[@sherrysk007]

Alhamdulillah we are so much happy with Afghan Talbann bcoz they have now covered the country with peace

[@uk6396]

For everyone who lables this as „irony“. The taliban fought the longest war on terror. First against the soviets, then against the americans and now against isis.

[@Pyongyang4948]

The Americans left on their own choice, and gave the taliban power, the taliban are cowards and cousins to isis who will be butchered soon by the locals

[@BedroomHistorianOfficialYT]

They literally survive for a decade. Beyond unstoppable,just let them be the government

[@ShafiAshari]

yeah idk why this people calling it an irony. instead appreciating their effort combating the khawarij terrorist.

[@abuishaqal-tamimi5336]

Not to mention that taliban were never officially recognized as terrorists, neither by NATO or the US , congratulations to those ret@rds that fall for fox news and CNN calling them terrorists

[@ebannaw]

America wanted to try and nation build and bring Afghanistan into the 21st century. Not the best of ideas considering it's not what most Afghan men wanted, of course, what women think there doesn't matter to Afghan men.

[@tomd5069]

Can these people just have a break? Holy shit they’ve been put through too much already….

[@sonnumartinez4533]

Man it just grinds my gear seeing all the intelligent fighters decked out in top of the line American military equipment