ISKP

ISKP’s expanded media campaign seeks to recruit ethnic Tajik and nationals as well as incite militant violence against Tajikistan.

Since sweeping to power last August, the Taliban have been battling the upstart Islamic State affiliate known as Islamic State in Khorasan Province or IS-K.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast at a mosque packed with Shiites in Kunduz but the Islamic State has long targeted the community.

ISK, or ISIS-K, is not a new actor in Afghanistan. It has long been one of the most brutal. 

Given the densely packed crowds outside the airport, casualties numbers are likely to rise as the situation develops further.

The remark prompted Afghans to mock him for acting as the Taliban’s spokesperson.

Afghanistan’s Hazaras have long been persecuted and over the last 20 years targeted in attacks of increasingly cruelty.

It was the second attack on an educational institution in Kabul in as many weeks.

Peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban is not a silver bullet for peace in the region. ISKP poses a significant threat.

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