Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP)
Islamic State’s Wilayat Khorasan, referring to the historic region in Central Asia (parts of Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), is also known as Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) or ISIS-K.
ISIS spokesperson Mohammad al-Adnani accepted the bayyah, or pledge of allegience, from ISKP’s then leader Hafez Saeed Khan, in January 2015, and proclaimed Wilayat Khorasan to be the Afghanistan/Pakistan wing of ISIS Central.
Despite early attempts by the United States and Pakistan to rout the group, ISKP was able to gain a foothold in parts of Afghanistan, including in the Taliban’s southern stronghold Helmand, provinces in the north like Jowzjan, Sar-e-Pul and Farah in the west, and parts of eastern Nangarhar province.
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Oct- 2021 -14 OctoberAsia Pacific
Blast Kills Taliban Commander in Asadabad, Wounds 11
A bomb ripped through a vehicle carrying a Taliban police chief in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing him and wounding 11 others, officials said.
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6 OctoberCommentary
20 Years of Counterterrorism: Are We Getting Safer?
While the US has staved off a repeat of September 11, the country clearly has a long way ahead and some pressing challenges to resolve.
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4 OctoberAsia Pacific
Taliban Say Islamic State Cell Destroyed After Mosque Attack
The Taliban said they had destroyed an Islamic State cell in the Afghan capital, hours after a suspected IS attack on a mosque killed five people.
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Mar- 2020 -25 MarchAsia Pacific
At least 25 dead in attack on Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul
At least 25 people were killed in an attack on a Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul, the latest brutal assault claimed by Islamic State
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10 MarchAsia Pacific
US begins Afghanistan troop withdrawal as ISIS claims rocket attack during presidential inauguration
The Defense Department said the withdrawal of a limited number of US troops from Afghanistan had begun, in accordance with a deal with the Taliban
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6 March
Afghanistan: Taliban deny involvement in deadly attack on Hazara ceremony in Kabul
An attack on a Hazara ceremony in the Afghanistan capital Kabul left dozens dead and wounded but the Taliban denied it was behind the shooting
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Feb- 2020 -25 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Taliban attacks down as Afghanistan ‘reduction in violence’ deal holds
A partial, week-long truce between the Taliban, American and Afghan forces held tenuously for a fourth day, despite several insurgent attacks and the US hitting ISIS targets
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11 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Suicide attack targets top Afghanistan military academy in Kabul
A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people, the first major assault in the city in months
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Nov- 2019 -6 NovemberAsia Pacific
Tajikistan security forces killed in border clashes blamed on ISIS
Tajikistan said Islamic State fighters who crossed the border from Afghanistan were behind a clash with security forces that left 17 people dead
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Oct- 2019 -19 OctoberAsia Pacific
UN report documents highest Afghan civilian casualties in a single month since records began
An “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan between July and September this year, the United Nations said in a new report released on Thursday, October 17, calling the violence “totally unacceptable.” The quarterly report, which also charts violence throughout 2019 so far, underscores how “Afghans have been exposed to extreme levels of violence for many years” despite promises by all sides to “prevent and mitigate harm to civilians.” The figures – 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injured from July 1 until September 30 – represent the largest number of civilian casualties the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has recorded in a single quarter since it began systematically documenting civilian casualties in 2009, and a 42% increase over the same period last year. July also saw the most civilians killed and injured in a single month since UNAMA records began in 2009. “Civilian casualties are totally unacceptable,” said the U.N.’s special representative in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, adding they demonstrate the importance of talks leading to a ceasefire and a permanent political settlement. “The impact of Afghanistan’s conflict on civilians is appalling,” said Fiona Frazer, UNAMA’s Human Rights Chief. Afghanistan violence surges in Q3 2019 The U.N. laid …
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