Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
Al-Qaida/Taliban-linked media campaign frames Islamic State Khurasan as foreign, Tajik group
eurasianet.org/al-qaidataliban-linked-media-campaign-frames-islamic-state-khurasan-as-foreign-tajik-group
Attack Kills 17 at Shiite Mosque in Northern Afghanistan: The attack was a bloody reminder of the insecurity that persists in the region and which has spread to ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/13/world/asia/shiite-mosque-attack-afghanistan.html
What is ISIS-K, the group linked to the Moscow attack?: ISIS-K has become a global terror threat while the world has been distracted.
vox.com/world-politics/24113965/isis-khorasan-russia-attack-terror
Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed in blasts, violence since August 2021 - UN: Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/over-1000-afghan-civilians-killed-blasts-violence-since-august-2021-un-2023-06-27/
Quick Glance: Over 1,000 Afghan Civilians Killed in Blasts and Violence Since August 2021 - UN Report
- A UN report reveals that over 1,000 Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021.
- Although armed fighting has decreased since the Taliban took over in August 2021, security challenges remain, particularly from the Islamic State.
- The report notes an increase in the lethality of suicide attacks since August 15, 2021, with a smaller number of attacks causing a greater number of civilian casualties.
- UNAMA attributes just over 1,700 casualties, including injuries, to explosive attacks claimed by the Islamic State.
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August ...
apnews.com/article/taliban-isis-abbey-gate-afghanistan-bombing-9a9cb492bb1352a615af8815e715b17a
Quick Glance: The mastermind of the Kabul airport massacre has been slain by the Taliban, according to the US.
- Among those dead were Marine Lance Cpl.
- Since then, the US has conducted strikes against the Islamic State in Syria and Somalia, as well as a solitary CIA drone strike in Afghanistan in July 2022 against Ayman al-Zawahiri, then the leader of al-Qaeda.
- Officials from the Biden administration have argued that the Taliban has been an effective counterterrorism force in Afghanistan, conducting attacks on Islamic State hideouts while the Islamic State continues to target government buildings and ethnic minorities.
- Kurilla added that the US can only see "broad contours" of the Islamic State's planning in Syria - not "the full picture."
Afghanistan blast: Taliban governor killed in his office: A provincial governor is the most senior official to be killed in attacks since the Taliban retook ...
bbc.com/news/world-asia-64899335
Mastermind of Kabul airport massacre killed by Taliban, U.S. says: An ISIS suicide bomber killed scores of Afghans and 13 U.S. troops during the Biden ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/25/kabul-airport-bombing-mastermind-killed/
Taliban slams US report on rising threats in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the country is enjoying its greatest stability of the past 40 ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/19/taliban-slams-us-report-on-rising-threats-in-afghanistan
NATO-calibre weapons being transferred to ISIL-K terrorist by Taliban, Al-Qaeda-affiliated groups like TTP
firstpost.com/world/nato-calibre-weapons-being-transferred-to-isil-k-terrorist-by-taliban-al-qaeda-affiliated-groups-like-ttp-12991352.html
Why Destructing Ukrainian Cultural Heritage by Russia Is Part of Genocide: The terrorists of the so-called ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ...
eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/8/7169043/
I killed 25 people in Afghanistan, Harry says in new book Spare — follow latest: The latest claims from Harry include:Prince calls “beloved brother” his ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-harry-book-spare-wiliam-latest-news-royal-family-9g38gwg2p
Afghanistan: Top Islamic State leaders killed in Kabul, says Taliban: The Afghan Taliban has claimed that Qari Fateh was the principle tactician for the ISKP and ...
firstpost.com/world/afghanistan-top-islamic-state-leaders-killed-in-kabul-says-taliban-12215762.html
ISIL claims attack targeting journalists in Afghanistan: Armed group says attack in Mazar-i-Sharif was carried out with a parcel bomb.
aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/12/is-claims-attack-targeting-afghan-journalists-in-mazar-i-sharif
Explained: ISIS deploys cryptocurrency, NATO-grade weapons to revive its reign of terror
wionews.com/world/explained-isis-deploys-cryptocurrency-nato-grade-weapons-to-revive-its-reign-of-terror-625052
Commentary: Is a stable Afghanistan where China, Russia and US cooperate?: Another Afghan civil war risks becoming the next Syria - a gruesome proxy conflict ...
channelnewsasia.com/commentary/afghanistan-taliban-china-russia-us-civil-war-iskp-terrorist-groups-3356406
Taliban kill six Islamic State members in raid in Kabul: Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-kill-six-islamic-state-members-raid-afghan-capital-spokesman-2022-10-22/
#Afghanistan 's Taliban Government has claimed that #Pakistani nationals allied with ISIS are involved in terrorist attacks inside their country.
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Convicted ISIS supporter sentenced to additional year in prison over meeting with ‘American Taliban’ John Lindh
cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/ali-shukri-amin-isis-american-taliban/
Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban - US officials: "He was a key ISIS-K official directly involved in plotting operations like ...
jpost.com/international/article-741280
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Major VCs link arms in new climate push: The new alliance is designed to align firms' portfolios with a "net zero" emissions future ...
axios.com/2023/04/25/major-vcs-new-climate-push
Suicide bomber strikes Kabul education center, killing 19: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan ...
apnews.com/article/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-a7db483007379616ceee679289a00be0
Quick Glance: 19 Killed in Suicide Bombing at Kabul Educational Center: Cops
- "Students were preparing for an exam when a suicide bomber struck at this educational centre."
- "Unfortunately, 19 people have been killed and 27 others wounded," said Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran.
- Although no group claimed responsibility, IS claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on an educational center in the same neighborhood a year earlier, which killed 24, including kids.
- The organization was implicated for a violent gun attack on a maternity ward of a hospital in Dasht-e-Barchi in May 2020, which killed 25 people, including new mothers.
Afghanistan: IS claims to have killed Taliban police chief: The "Islamic State" group says it assassinated a senior Taliban security official in the ...
dw.com/en/afghanistan-is-claims-to-have-killed-taliban-police-chief/a-64219578
7 Killed In Attack On Clerics In Afghanistan's Herat: Shiites are a minority in Afghanistan and are drawn mostly from the Hazara community ...
ndtv.com/world-news/7-killed-in-attack-on-clerics-in-afghanistans-herat-4625149
Blast in Afghan mosque, officials report dead and wounded: HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban official says an explosion went off in a mosque in the northern ...
apnews.com/article/afghanistan-explosions-taliban-45f091fe0e898cda4100e8f883f548c6
Afghan women speak to WION as Taliban dismantle their right to education, campus after campus
wionews.com/south-asia/afghan-women-speak-to-wion-as-taliban-dismantles-their-right-to-education-campus-after-campus-545841
Taliban: Roadside bomb kills 6 people in north Afghanistan: ISLAMABAD (AP) — A roadside bomb went off near a bus with government employees during rush hour on ...
apnews.com/article/afghanistan-islamic-state-group-bombings-taliban-0a055bbd670fb0461dacc9084de6f0a9
5 Afghan siblings arrive in Toronto more than a year after being stuck in limbo in UAE refugee camp
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/afghan-siblings-arrive-toronto-1.6674106
Islamic State threatens Central Asian and Chinese ventures in Afghanistan: The Taliban are trying to assure neighboring countries that Afghanistan is open for ...
eurasianet.org/islamic-state-threatens-central-asian-and-chinese-ventures-in-afghanistan
Hasan Mahmud likens BNP to IS, Taliban: Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today said BNP is declaring programs like Islamic State (IS) and ...
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/hasan-mahmud-likens-bnp-taliban-3462436
Gravitas: ISIS versus the Taliban: A new battle for survival: ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack near the foreign ministry building where Chinese ...
wionews.com/videos/gravitas-isis-versus-the-taliban-a-new-battle-for-survival-552456
Taliban target Tajik Islamic State fighters: The Taliban have begun a PR blitz against the Islamic State, which has challenged the new Afghan government’s ...
eurasianet.org/taliban-target-tajik-islamic-state-fighters
Taliban labels Islamic State affiliate a 'false sect'
cnn.com/2022/07/03/middleeast/taliban-isis-k-seditious-sect-afghanistan-intl-hnk/
Afghan minority groups face threats from ISKP: HRW: The rights group says the Taliban has failed to protect Hazaras and other at-risk communities.
aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/6/afghans-from-minority-groups-face-threats-from-islamic-state-hrw
A Chinese company strikes a deal with the Taliban to extract oil from Afghanistan
theworld.org/stories/2023-01-27/chinese-company-strikes-deal-taliban-extract-oil-afghanistan
Taliban kill top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan: Taliban forces killed Qari Fateh, the regional IS "intelligence and operations chief" ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/154815
Casualties feared after blast at Afghan Shi'ite mosque: The Taliban-run administration has faced an insurgency by Islamic State militants recently.
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2023/10/13/casualties-feared-after-blast-at-afghan-shiite-mosque/
Mada 9: Taliban unveil Afghanistan's first supercar: The words "Afghanistan" and "supercar" are rarely used in the same sentence, but now the war-torn country ...
focus.de/finanzen/news/mada-9-mit-martialischem-trailer-taliban-enthuellen-afghanistans-ersten-supersportwagen_id_182927634.html
Afghanistan hotel blast kills at least three, seven injured: At least three people were killed and seven injured after a blast ripped through a hotel in ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/14/Afghanistan-hotel-blast-kills-at-least-three-seven-injured
Quick Glance: Hotel Explosion: Casualties in Afghanistan Attack
- Casualties occurred in an explosion at a hotel in southeastern Afghanistan.
- The region where the explosion took place is near the Pakistani border and has experienced violence between Islamist extremists and their adversaries.
- According to Mustaghfir Gurbaz, a police spokesperson in Khost, the explosion happened at a hotel frequently visited by Afghan citizens and refugees from Pakistan's former militant stronghold of North Waziristan, which shares a border with Afghanistan.
- Gurbaz stated that authorities are investigating the incident as the cause of the explosion remains unclear.
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban said Saturday their security forces had killed at least eight key militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State Khorasan ... Show more More
Analyzing the State of Afghan Journalism: The Federation of Afghan Journalists in Exile reports that the return of the Taliban has led to a substantial reduction ...
thediplomat.com/2023/08/analyzing-the-state-of-afghan-journalism/
The Taliban’s Dangerous Collision Course With the West: After barring girls from high school — and harboring an Al-Qaeda leader — the regime now risks ...
nytimes.com/2022/08/08/magazine/taliban-afghanistan.html
Another Mosque Bombing Kills Dozens in Afghanistan : Taliban spokesman tweeted that children among the 33 dead in blast at mosque in northern province of Kunduz
voanews.com/a/mosque-blast-kills-33-including-children-in-afghanistan/6540973.html
Meetings with Lindh prompt move to revoke convict's release: FALLS CHURCH, Va, (AP) — A northern Virginia man convicted nearly a decade ago of supporting the ...
apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-crime-organized-united-kingdom-government-legal-proceedings-726e5ae5da9915bbd8b1d8ea56bfc13e
Attack at Sikh Temple in Afghanistan Kills Several People: The assault in the capital, Kabul, was the latest in a series targeting the country’s religious ...
nytimes.com/2022/06/18/world/middleeast/afghanistan-attack-sikh-temple.html
Quick Glance: IS claims responsibility for a terrorist attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul, killing and injuring many people.
- On Saturday, a terrorist attack targeted a Sikh temple in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.
- According to him, Taliban security men then surrounded the premises.
- On June 18, Taliban special forces climbed.
- In March 2020, 25 people were killed in an armed attack on another Sikh temple in the Afghan capital.
After US drone strike on al-Qaida leader, many fear Afghanistan remains haven for terror a year after US exit
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/14/biden-strike-zawahri-afghanistan-withdrawal/10162146002/
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Taliban also ban gyms and steam rooms for women: The Islamists further restrict the freedom of movement of women with a new ban.
diepresse.com/6214881/taliban-verbieten-auch-fitnessstudios-und-dampfbaeder-fuer-frauen
ISIL-K biggest threat in Afghanistan: Report
High-profile attacks are being carried out to undermine the TalibanRahesha Sehgal brings you this ... Show more wionews.com/videos
Taliban Leader Indicates Reopening Girls' Schools Depends on Dress Codes : Haqqani told CNN that Afghanistan will never again become a terrorist threat to US
voanews.com/a/key-taliban-leader-promises-good-news-on-afghan-girls-education-/6576630.html
Russia-Taliban in a desperate partnership of convenience: The signing of a provisional deal between Russia and the Taliban in September 2022 marks the Taliban’s ...
asiatimes.com/2022/11/russia-taliban-in-a-desperate-partnership-of-convenience/
Islamic State-Khorasan’s Transition Into a Transregional Threat: Evidence suggests that ISKP’s tentacles have begun spreading across West, Central ...
thediplomat.com/2022/11/islamic-state-khorasans-transition-into-a-transregional-threat/
The #Taliban have hit back against the #UnitedStates over a leaked military assessment that claims Islamic State is using the country to plan and coordinate terror ... Show more
ISIS-K threat to Uzbek railway dream opens doors for Taliban: ISLAMABAD -- An Islamic State group affiliate's threats to Central Asia are opening diplomatic ...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/ISIS-K-threat-to-Uzbek-railway-dream-opens-doors-for-Taliban
What the Taliban Really Fear: A resistance movement against the Taliban is growing in Afghanistan—and It needs international support, writes Ali Maisam Nazary.
foreignaffairs.com/afghanistan/what-taliban-really-fear
Afghanistan: Senior Taliban cleric killed by bomb in artificial leg: Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, who supported access to education for Afghanistan's girls and ...
businessinsider.com/afghanistan-senior-taliban-cleric-killed-by-bomb-in-artificial-leg-2022-8
Martin Compston helped family escape Taliban after chatting to Afghan taxi driver
thenational.scot/news/20288625.martin-compston-helped-family-escape-taliban-chatting-afghan-taxi-driver/
Islamic State's video on Nupur Sharma, Taliban threatens attack on Hindus: Earlier this month, Al Qaeda threatened to carry out suicide attacks in key Indian ...
hindustantimes.com/india-news/islamic-state-s-video-on-nupur-sharma-taliban-threatens-attack-on-hindus-101655353764244.html
Afghanistan: The secret girls school defying the Taliban: The teachers fear being arrested or beaten after the Taliban banned most teenage girls from education.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-61470748
Pakistan: Dozens killed in South Waziristan fighting: Over the past few months, the law and order situation in Pakistan has worsened, with Islamist groups such ...
firstpost.com/world/pakistan-dozens-killed-in-south-waziristan-fighting-11945372.html
As attacks on Afghan minorities ramp up, the Taliban clearly fails to keep its promises
vox.com/2022/4/23/23038561/afghanistan-terror-attacks-on-minorities-shows-taliban-not-interested-in-keeping-promises
Petraeus: Taliban should be held accountable for sheltering terrorist killed in US strike
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/3586095-petraeus-taliban-should-be-held-accountable-for-sheltering-terrorist-killed-in-us-strike/
Since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, they’ve faced a wave of attacks from the Islamic State. But rather than securing the country ... Show more #VWN
Islamic State Killed, Wounded Thousands of Afghans Since 2021: Islamic State fighters were responsible for the deaths of most of the 1,000 Afghan civilians ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-27/islamic-state-killed-wounded-thousands-of-afghans-since-2021
The Islamic State vs. Russia in Afghanistan: The Islamic State movement — including its Afghanistan iteration — is vehemently anti-Russia in orientation ...
thediplomat.com/2022/09/the-islamic-state-vs-russia-in-afghanistan/
Islamic State Turns to NFTs to Spread Terror Message: National-security analysts see potentially dangerous platform for recruiting and funding
wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-turns-to-nfts-to-spread-terror-message-11662292800
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Editorial: It is not often the Afghan Taliban claim a major scalp on the terrorism landscape, considering they are seen as giving sanctuary to a number of ... Show more www.dawn.com/news/1759298 #DawnToday
Another blast in Kabul targets Shiite community: A bombing in the heart of Kabul’s Shiite minority community Saturday killed at least two people and wounded 22.
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/06/afghanistan-blast-taliban/
Explosion at Afghan Mosque Kills at Least 10: The blast in Mazar-i-Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s economic hubs, was the latest in a series of attacks on one of ...
nytimes.com/2022/04/21/world/asia/afghanistan-mosque-bombing.html
Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover, UN says: (This March 7 story corrects name of U.S. ambassador in final paragraph to Michele ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nearly-400-civilians-killed-afghanistan-since-taliban-takeover-un-says-2022-03-07/
The Taliban needs to start an intra-Afghan dialogue but with who?: Inclusivity is important, but more important is not to bring back corrupt officials from the ...
aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/3/28/the-taliban-need-to-start-an-intra-afghan-dialogue-but-with-who
Taliban and ISIS continue to fight for Afghanistan’s future: On April 25, US officials confirmed that the Taliban had killed the head of the Islamic State (ISIS) ...
asiatimes.com/2023/05/taliban-and-isis-continue-to-fight-for-afghanistans-future/
Taliban vows crackdown on ISIS as violence surges in Afghanistan : After months of relative calm, a bloody and chaotic week has raised fears that the Taliban ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/22/afghanistan-isis-arrest-attacks-security/
In the land of the free, why can’t we have mini-pickup trucks like the Taliban and ISIS? | Opinion
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ISIS targets Shiites in Afghanistan, further roiling Taliban rule: But Kabul residents praised Taliban security forces for routing Islamic State attackers during ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/05/afghanistan-isis-taliban-shiites/
Watch: The Taliban have killed the ISIS mastermind behind the 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan ... Show more https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/04/26/Taliban-killed-ISIS-mastermind-of-Kabul-airport-attack-US-officials
Taliban Faces Threat From Islamic State, New Resistance: A new U.N. report says that with the onset of better weather, violence in Afghanistan could increase as ...
thediplomat.com/2022/06/taliban-faces-threat-from-islamic-state-new-resistance/
U.S. Military, Spy Agencies Differ on Threat From Afghanistan Militants: Top general sees danger from ISIS-K within six months as others recognize only intent
wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-spy-agencies-differ-on-threat-from-afghanistan-militants-d1a2635d
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