Alwaght- The recent reports about several attacks by Taliban and ISIS in Afghanistan should be taken into consideration. A suicide attack at the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province, attack on Khastak and Wardoj districts in Badakhshan province and the start of a wave of attacks in Kunduz, Pul, Baghlan, Ghor, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia and Helmand by the groups affiliated with Taliban and even ISIS are all indicative of deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.
It can be said that the new Afghan government's compromise with the Taliban has caused that this militant group backed by the West and some regional countries launch military operations in Afghanistan. The armed militias have disrupted the peace in most of the provinces some of which are on the verge of collapse. Considering the security situation in various parts of Afghanistan we can see that Taliban, unlike past, never leaves the areas, mostly those of Badakhshan and Nangarhar, after suicide attacks but tries to occupy and keep them.
Although these attacks sometimes are attributed to foreign militias and ISIS, no change had happened for Afghanistan’s government and people; namely, the armed militia attacks public centers and security checkpoints and tries to expand its influence from the countryside to the cities and strategic areas.
Not conducting airstrikes in provinces like Nangarhar, Kunduz and Badakhshan and also the lack of military equipment in remote provinces has resulted in strong presence of Taliban in some regions, using the ISIS’s flag as Psychological war
The fact is that Taliban has had permanent presence in most regions of Afghanistan without making any problem for civilians, but the current situation in Nangarhar, Kunduz and Badakhshan is deteriorating. It's very dangerous that the national unity government has adopted a passive stance taking no action against the Taliban.
Nangarhar, Paktia, Kunduz and Badakhshan, in the neighborhood of Pakistan and Tajikistan, are among the most important provinces of Afghanistan. Therefore, some military experts believe that insecurity across these regions stems from the West and Pakistan intervention there. They believe that the Taliban, in an unwritten alliance with ISIS, will try to prepare the ground for gaining influence in Central Asia including Xinjiang of China.
However, before implementation of this road plan negotiation with Taliban should reach to a clear position. Therefore ISIS, in a non-announced tactical coordination, moves in line with the Taliban strategy to use Afghanistan as its strategic depth to build influence in the Central Asia in the near future. It is certain that the intelligence services of the West and its allies will play an important role in all these possible events.
Finally, it must be said that the US and its Western allies, amidst rapid regional changes, try to destabilize the region and spread the regional crisis to Afghanistan and Central Asia. Moreover, the national unity government’s lenient approach has paved the way for Taliban and ISIS saber-rattling in Afghanistan.
