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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Apr- 2022 -6 AprilAsia Pacific
Six Wounded in Grenade Attack at Afghan Mosque
Six people were wounded in a grenade blast at a mosque in the Afghan capital, minutes after worshippers offered prayers.
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Feb- 2022 -7 FebruaryAmericas
US Offers $10M Reward to Help Track IS-K Leader
The US offered a $10-million reward for information leading to the "identification or location" of the leader of the Afghanistan regional chapter of Islamic State.
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Nov- 2021 -15 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban Launch Operation Against IS in Southern Afghanistan
The Taliban have launched a crackdown on suspected Islamic State hideouts in southern Afghanistan.
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3 NovemberAsia Pacific
Senior Taliban Commander Killed in Hospital Attack
A Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital.
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2 NovemberAsia Pacific
19 Dead, 50 Wounded in Kabul Hospital Attack: Official
At least 19 people were killed and 50 were injured when a Kabul hospital was attacked on Tuesday, a health ministry official said.
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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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