Islamic State Khorasan, Taliban share deep connection, common enemy: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Islamic State Khorasan, Taliban share deep connection, common enemy: Report

India TV News  

It is in the Taliban's interest to keep Islamic State Khorasan out of Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden has said. Elaborating on the "deep connection" between the two groups, Australian journalist Stan Grant said ISKP and Taliban also share a similar network. "Yes, the two groups have clashed often violently and they may indeed fight a turf war for control but they share a common enemy: the United States," Grant said in a report in ABC. "Today ISKP operates along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border cooperating with the Haqqani Network militant group, whose leader Sirajuddin Haqqani is the second in command of the Taliban," he further wrote.

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Watch | What is the Islamic State-Khorasan and why did they attack Russia?
9 months, 1 week ago

Watch | What is the Islamic State-Khorasan and why did they attack Russia?

The Hindu  

In June 2015, a few months after the Islamic State announced its Wilayat Khorasan, the Taliban wrote a letter to the IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The letter, signed by the then political committee chief of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour said there was room for “only one flag and one leadership” in the fight to re-establish Islamic rule in …

Pakistan Refuses to Learn from the Past, Nurturing Daesh to Counter Afghan Taliban - News18
1 year ago

Pakistan Refuses to Learn from the Past, Nurturing Daesh to Counter Afghan Taliban - News18

News 18  

Ehsanullah Ehsan, a former spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has accused the Pakistani Army and, in particular, its Inter-Services Intelligence of providing special hospitality to scores of high-profile leaders of the Islamic State of Khorasan extremist group, also called Daesh. The success of the Afghan campaign brought first dividends to Pakistan and is the reason being considered as the inception of …

Afghanistan: Top Islamic State leaders killed in Kabul, says Taliban
1 year, 10 months ago

Afghanistan: Top Islamic State leaders killed in Kabul, says Taliban

Firstpost  

This was announced by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which claimed that its forces killed two top Islamic State commanders during a raid in Kabul a few days ago Kabul: A couple of top commanders of the Islamic State terrorist group in Afghanistan have been reportedly killed by the Afghan Taliban. This was announced by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, …

Top Islamic State commanders killed by Taliban forces in Afghanistan
1 year, 10 months ago

Top Islamic State commanders killed by Taliban forces in Afghanistan

India Today  

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said its security forces killed two key Islamic State commanders during a counter-terrorism raid in capital Kabul a few days ago. One of the slain terrorists was Qari Fateh, touted as the intelligence chief and a former minister of war of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province, said Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid. Mujahid said Qari Fateh was …

Islamic State Khorasan: Global Jihad in a Multipolar World
1 year, 10 months ago

Islamic State Khorasan: Global Jihad in a Multipolar World

The Diplomat  

The Islamic State garnered global media attention in 2014, when its forces scored a series of sweeping battlefield victories and territorial gains across swathes of Iraq and Syria. They predict, “not only in Ukraine, but the entire Western world and the kuffar as a whole, sooner or later drink from the same bitter cup of war that they made the …

‘Pakistan a Cancer State in the Name of Islam’: Islamic State-Khorasan’s Latest Attack
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Pakistan a Cancer State in the Name of Islam’: Islamic State-Khorasan’s Latest Attack

News 18  

Pakistan is a “cancer” for Islamic existence and is run at the behest of the United States, the Islamic State – Khorasan Province — an affiliate of the Islamic State militant group active in South Asia and Central Asia — has said in its magazine, warning that it will continue working against the country. In the 18th issue of ISKP’s …

Islamic State-Khorasan’s Transition Into a Transregional Threat
2 years ago

Islamic State-Khorasan’s Transition Into a Transregional Threat

The Diplomat  

The rise of the Taliban to power did not bring peace to Afghanistan. Quite the reverse, different forms of political violence have either continued or emerged, including the Taliban regime’s extrajudicial executions, the anti-Taliban armed resistance, and both indiscriminate and targeted violence by the Islamic State-Khorasan Province. Some of these are related to uninvestigated aspects of ISKP, including its organizational …

Taliban kill six Islamic State members in raid in Afghan capital
2 years, 2 months ago

Taliban kill six Islamic State members in raid in Afghan capital

Hindustan Times  

Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the ruling group's administration said on Saturday. The Islamic State members killed in the raid on their hideout were involved in two major attacks in recent weeks, one on a city mosque and the other on a tutoring institute in …

After 'Candid' Talks With the Taliban, US to Provide Aid to Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

After 'Candid' Talks With the Taliban, US to Provide Aid to Afghanistan

The Quint  

Referring to the talks as 'candid' and 'professional', a Department of State spokesman said that they "focused on security and terrorism concerns and safe passage for US citizens, other foreign nationals and our Afghan partners, as well as on human rights, including the meaningful participation of women and girls in all aspects of Afghan society”, the AP report added. The …

Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State

India TV News  

The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press there would be no cooperation with Washington on …

Afghanistan: ISKP claims responsibility for bombing shia mosque
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: ISKP claims responsibility for bombing shia mosque

Op India  

Hours after a suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque in Kunduz, where 300 Muslims were offering their Friday prayers, the ‘Sunni’ terror outfit Islamic State of Khorasan Province has claimed responsibility for the dastardly attack. ISKP and the targetting of Shia Muslims The recent rise of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan has accentuated the fear of the Hazara community …

Taliban, ISIS, Al Qaeda, Haqqanis are heads of the same monster in Pakistan’s zoo of terror
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban, ISIS, Al Qaeda, Haqqanis are heads of the same monster in Pakistan’s zoo of terror

Firstpost  

Jihadi groups across the world are cut from the same ideological cloth. After the latest bombings near the Kabul airport in which more than 160 people were killed including several US soldiers, which Islamic State claimed responsibility, a section of the international media and a part of the American security establishment have sought to underplay the Taliban’s role. The liberal …

Islamic State's bombing of Kabul airport challenges the US and Taliban. What is the next move?
3 years, 4 months ago

Islamic State's bombing of Kabul airport challenges the US and Taliban. What is the next move?

ABC  

Joe Biden has pledged to "hunt down" those responsible for the suicide bombing at Kabul airport. Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader and founder, Mullah Omar, emerged out of the Soviet invasion and ten year occupation of Afghanistan from 1979. Taliban leader Mullah Omar offered sanctuary to Osama bin Laden. As Taliban leader of Afghanistan, Mullah Omar offered sanctuary to …

Opinion | Islamic State (K): The Pak Connection
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Islamic State (K): The Pak Connection

India TV News  

On Saturday, the United States carried out a drone strike in Nangarhar province and claimed that it had killed a ‘planner’ of Islamic State that carried out the deadly blasts near Kabul airport on Thursday. People the world over want to know why Islamic State carried out this bloodbath near Kabul airport. The terror outfit Islamic State released the photograph …

Explained | Who are ISKP, the group behind Kabul blasts?
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Who are ISKP, the group behind Kabul blasts?

The Hindu  

In June 2015, a few months after the Islamic State announced its Wilayat Khorasan, the Taliban wrote a letter to the IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, asking him to stop recruiting jihadists in Afghanistan. The letter, signed by the then political committee chief of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, said there was room for “only one flag and one leadership” …

Who are the Islamic State-Khorasan, group responsible for Kabul airport bombing?
3 years, 4 months ago

Who are the Islamic State-Khorasan, group responsible for Kabul airport bombing?

Firstpost  

The ‘sworn enemy’ of the Taliban, the affiliate of the extremist group, has long desired to attack America The Islamic State offshoot that the US blame for Thursday’s deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport coalesced in eastern Afghanistan six years ago, and rapidly grew into one of the more dangerous terror threats globally. Speaking to CNN on Sunday, US …

Decoded | What is Islamic State-Khorasan that launched deadliest attack on US forces since 2011
3 years, 4 months ago

Decoded | What is Islamic State-Khorasan that launched deadliest attack on US forces since 2011

India Today  

Multiple bomb blasts at the Kabul airport on Thursday night were the deadliest terror attack on US forces in Afghanistan since 2011. Among the terror attacks that the IS-Khorasan claimed to have carried out were on Kabul University premises, firing of rockets into the Presidential Palace of Afghanistan and targeting Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in 2020. The Taliban …

What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attack
3 years, 4 months ago

What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attack

NPR  

What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attack Enlarge this image toggle caption Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images The group known as ISIS-K had long planned attacks on American personnel and others. Here's what is known about the group, which reportedly has claimed responsibility for Thursday's bombing: toggle caption Wali Sabawoon/AP What …

IS-Khorasan Province | Black flag in Afghanistan
4 years, 2 months ago

IS-Khorasan Province | Black flag in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

In June 2015, a few months after the Islamic State announced its Khorasan Wilayat, the Taliban wrote a letter to the IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, asking him to stop recruiting jihadists in Afghanistan. The letter, signed by the then political committee chief of the Taliban, Mullah Aktar Mansour, said there was room for "only one flag and one leadership” …

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