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Chapter Five: South Asia

Chapter Five: South Asia Chapter Five South Asia Afghanistan The conflict in Afghanistan esca- Key statistics 2014 2015 lated sharply in 2015, as the Afghan Conflict intensity: High High National Security Forces (ANSF) Fatalities: 7,500 15,000 assumed full responsibility for the New IDPs: 155,000 country’s security following NATO’s New refugees: 24,000 drawdown the preceding year. Emboldened by the departure of most Western troops, the Taliban conducted an aggressive countrywide insurgency campaign that led to a series of major victories, including the brief but symboli- cally important capture of Kunduz in September. A nascent peace process was suspended on 30 July, when the group announced the death of its leader, Mullah Omar, and his successor, Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour, was forced to focus on asserting control of the insurgency. According to an unpublished UN assessment, by October, the Taliban had established a presence in more parts of Afghanistan than at any time since 2001, and the security threat in half of all dis- tricts was either ‘high’ or ‘severe’. At the same time, militants who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) emerged as a new threat in the east of the country. Faced with unprecedented civilian casualties http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Armed Conflict Survey Taylor & Francis

Chapter Five: South Asia

Armed Conflict Survey , Volume 2 (1): 54 – Jan 1, 2016
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© 2016 The International Institute for Strategic Studies
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2374-0981
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10.1080/23740973.2016.1168989
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Chapter Five South Asia Afghanistan The conflict in Afghanistan esca- Key statistics 2014 2015 lated sharply in 2015, as the Afghan Conflict intensity: High High National Security Forces (ANSF) Fatalities: 7,500 15,000 assumed full responsibility for the New IDPs: 155,000 country’s security following NATO’s New refugees: 24,000 drawdown the preceding year. Emboldened by the departure of most Western troops, the Taliban conducted an aggressive countrywide insurgency campaign that led to a series of major victories, including the brief but symboli- cally important capture of Kunduz in September. A nascent peace process was suspended on 30 July, when the group announced the death of its leader, Mullah Omar, and his successor, Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour, was forced to focus on asserting control of the insurgency. According to an unpublished UN assessment, by October, the Taliban had established a presence in more parts of Afghanistan than at any time since 2001, and the security threat in half of all dis- tricts was either ‘high’ or ‘severe’. At the same time, militants who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) emerged as a new threat in the east of the country. Faced with unprecedented civilian casualties

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