Despite Opposition from the Taliban, Islamic State Is Thriving in Afghanistan
Soon it will be able to direct attacks abroad.
December 2, 2021
Despite Opposition from the Taliban, Islamic State Is Thriving in Afghanistan
Soon it will be able to direct attacks abroad.
According to Taliban officials, Islamic State’s Afghanistan offshoot (known as the “Khorasan province,” or ISKP) has but a negligible presence. American diplomats, for their part, have claimed that the new jihadist government in Kabul can provide a bulwark against the group, which opposes what it sees as the Taliban’s relative religious moderation. But, Oved Lobel argues, the evidence supports neither interpretation:
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