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ISIS-K in Afghanistan poses terrorist threat to Kabul evacuation

By Calvin Teal
August 28, 2021
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“The Taliban, the Haqqani network and Al Qaeda operate as a triumvirate, and whoever is part of the same militant network, they work together hand in hand,” said Colin P. Clarke, anti-terrorism analyst at Soufan. Group, a New York-based security consulting firm.

These three entities are inextricably linked, Mr Clarke said, and in fact have come together over the past decade, a trend that is expected to continue after the US withdrawal, especially as they are closing ranks against adversaries like ISIS-K and the growing number of resistance movements in northern Afghanistan.

On the other side of the jihadist ledger is ISIS-K. The group is one of many subsidiaries that ISIS established after invading northern Iraq from Syria in 2014, and creating a religious state or caliphate the size of Britain. A campaign led by the United States crushed the caliphate, but more than 10,000 ISIS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, and ISIS affiliates like the Sahel or the Sinai Peninsula are thriving.

But ISIS-K has never been a major force in Afghanistan, let alone globally, analysts say. The group’s ranks fell to around 1,500 to 2,000 fighters, about half of its peak levels in 2016 before US airstrikes and Afghan commando raids wreaked havoc.

As of June 2020, however, under the leadership of an ambitious new leader, Shahab al-Muhajir, the branch “remains active and dangerous” and seeks to swell its ranks with disgruntled Taliban fighters and other activists, the report concluded. of ONU.

“They haven’t been a leading affiliate of ISIS, but with the demise of the Afghan commandos and the US military, does that give them leeway? It is possible, ”said Seth G. Jones, Afghanistan specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

Understanding the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan


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Who are the Taliban? The Taliban emerged in 1994 amid the unrest following the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan in 1989. They used brutal public punishments, including flogging, amputations and mass executions, to enforce their rules. Here’s more on their origin story and their record as leaders.

Who are the Taliban leaders? They are the main leaders of the Taliban, men who have spent years fleeing, in hiding, in jail and dodging American drones. Little is known about them or how they plan to rule, including whether they will be as tolerant as they claim.

What happens to Afghan women? The last time the Taliban was in power, they banned women and girls from most jobs or going to school. Afghan women have made a lot of progress since the overthrow of the Taliban, but now they fear losing ground. Taliban officials are trying to reassure women that things will be different, but there are signs that, at least in some areas, they have started to re-impose the old order.

Even though the group’s general ranks have declined in recent years, Mr Jones said, ISIS-K has maintained cells of underground fighters who have carried out terrorist attacks.


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