Taliban transferring NATO capability weapons to Islamic State: UN report

The United Nations has revealed in its report that organizations such as the Taliban and the Al-Qaeda affiliate Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan are transferring North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-capable weapons to ISIL-K. According to the report, since the Taliban took power in 2021, UN member states have been raising concerns about the proliferation of military equipment in Afghanistan and surrounding countries. The UN Secretary-General’s 17th Report on the Threat of ISIL (Daesh) to International Peace and Security said members of the world body are concerned about the proliferation of arms in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa, particularly to Daesh and its regional allies. Regarding access to small and light weapons.

It added that member states have also expressed concern over the increased use of unmanned aircraft systems and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). “With the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, member states expressed concern over the large-scale proliferation of arms and military equipment in Afghanistan and neighboring countries,” said the report released earlier this week. It has been reported that NATO percussion weapons affiliated with the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have been used by Taliban and Al Qaeda-affiliated Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Eastern Turkestan Islamic Movement known as the ‘Turkistan Islamic Party (ETIM/TIP)’ organizations such as ISIL. Transferring to K.According to the report, Daesh is now manufacturing fewer, simpler and smaller IEDs at the sites of the conflict and is using suicide bombers as a last resort to reduce the casualties of fighters.

“Daesh is reported to have created an industry committee within its organizational structure that is exploring possibilities of weapon modernization, including aspects such as increasing the weapon capability of IEDs and drones,” the report said. Member States assess that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan (ISIL-K) poses the most serious threat to Afghanistan and the entire region. According to information, this group has increased its firepower in Afghanistan and according to an estimate, there are 4000 to 6000 fighters in this terrorist organization. Some member states consider Sanaullah Ghafari (alias Shahab al-Muhajir) to be the most ambitious leader of ISIL-K. At the same time, a member country has said that Ghafari has been killed in Afghanistan in June.

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