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  • Taliban touts more elite ‘Red Unit’ fighter training on social media

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Apr 8, 2020

    The Taliban again highlighted the Red Unit, the group’s special operations unit that spearheads its assaults throughout Afghanistan.

    Taliban touts more elite ‘Red Unit’ fighter training on social media
  • Afghan forces suffer heavy casualties in Kunduz

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Jul 12, 2018

    The Red Unit, the Taliban’s version of special forces that operates throughout Afghanistan and is often at the tip of the spear of assaults on district centers, military bases and outposts, is said to have initiated the fighting in Dasht-i-Archi district. At least 30 Afghan soldiers were killed during the assault.

    Afghan forces suffer heavy casualties in Kunduz
  • German captured while fighting with Taliban’s Red Unit

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Mar 6, 2018

    The Afghan military said it captured a German citizen who was fighting in Helmand province and belonged to the Taliban’s Red Unit, which serves as an elite unit that spearheads attacks on Afghan forces.

    German captured while fighting with Taliban’s Red Unit
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  • Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

    Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

  • Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

    Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

  • Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

    Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

  • Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

    Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

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