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ISKP
May 27, 2021
School Bombing Latest Tragedy for Afghanistan’s Hazaras
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Afghanistan’s Hazaras have long been persecuted and over the last 20 years targeted in attacks of increasingly cruelty.
November 03, 2020
Attack on Afghan University Leaves 19 Dead, 22 Wounded
By Associated Press
It was the second attack on an educational institution in Kabul in as many weeks.
September 24, 2020
Could the Islamic State – Khorasan Province Be the Next Chapter of Global Terrorism?
By Arian Sharifi
Peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban is not a silver bullet for peace in the region. ISKP poses a significant threat.
August 26, 2020
Islamic State’s India Dilemma
By Abdul Basit and Mohammed Sinan Siyech
What does the Nangarhar jailbreak tell us about the terror group’s recruitment in India?
April 27, 2020
The Islamic State Remains Alive in Afghanistan
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska
In early April, Afghan forces captured the latest head of ISKP -- but will it matter?
March 30, 2020
The Islamic State’s Increasing Focus on India
By Saurav Sarkar
Amid religious polarization in India, Islamic State is renewing efforts to expand its presence in the country.
March 25, 2020
Afghan Officials Say 25 Killed in Kabul Attack on Sikhs
By Associated Press
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
February 05, 2020
Islamic State’s Lingering Legacy in Afghanistan
By Giuliano Battiston
“The defeat of Daesh is definitive,” says a district governor. But the group’s impact is still being felt on the ground.
November 13, 2019
Death of a Caliph: The Islamic State in Khorasan Province After al-Baghdadi
By Saurav Sarkar
ISKP continues to pose a real threat to Afghanistan, despite al-Baghdadi’s death.
May 14, 2019
The Peculiar Presence of the Islamic State in Kunar
By Franz J. Marty
An opaque offshoot of the self-declared Islamic State in one Afghan province displaced thousands of civilians.
September 25, 2018
Islamic State: The Torment of Afghanistan’s Shiites
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Repeated ISIS attacks are pushing Afghan Shiites “into a dark hole.”
June 05, 2018
Suicide Bomber Attacks Gathering of Afghan Clerics Which Had Just Denounced Suicide Bombings
By Catherine Putz
The gathering of about 2,000 Muslim scholars and clerics had endorsed a fatwa against the war, calling suicide bombings a sin.
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