Can the Afghan Taliban contain the threat from ISIL?
2 years, 8 months ago

Can the Afghan Taliban contain the threat from ISIL?

Al Jazeera  

Series of bombings in Afghanistan highlight security challenges since Taliban seized power in August. The Afghan Taliban says it has arrested the so-called “mastermind” of a bomb attack on a mosque. A United Nations report last month found that ISIL was behind more than 80 percent of attacks since the Taliban takeover last year. Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Faiz Zaland – Executive director of the Democracy, Peace & Development think-tank Rabia Akhtar – Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research, University of Lahore Neil Turner – Country director in Afghanistan, Norwegian Refugee Council

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Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat

Al Jazeera  

The ISIL armed group claimed responsibility for the attack in the Guzara district in Herat province. Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque” at about 9pm on Monday in Andisheh town of Guzara district in Herat province. A United Nations Security Council report released in January said …

Taliban kills mastermind of deadly Afghan airport bombing that struck U.S. forces
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban kills mastermind of deadly Afghan airport bombing that struck U.S. forces

LA Times  

An image from video released by the Pentagon shows U.S. Marines before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Taliban has killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 …

Taliban carries out deadly raid on ISIL hideout in Afghanistan
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban carries out deadly raid on ISIL hideout in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

A police spokesman says an ISIL hideout in Nahri Shahi district was targeted and six fighters were killed. Taliban forces have killed six members of the ISIL armed group in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province during an overnight raid, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. The raid comes as the Taliban rulers crack down on the regional affiliate of the ISIL …

ISIL-K threatened to launch terrorist attacks against Indian embassy in Afghanistan: UN report
1 year, 10 months ago

ISIL-K threatened to launch terrorist attacks against Indian embassy in Afghanistan: UN report

India Today  

The ISIL-K have threatened to launch terrorist attacks against the embassies of India, Iran and China in Afghanistan and by targeting them, the terror group sought to undermine the relationship between the Taliban and the UN member states in the Central and South Asia region, according to a UN report. “The activities of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan …

Taliban says eight ISIL fighters killed in raids in Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban says eight ISIL fighters killed in raids in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The raids follow a series of attacks conducted by ISIL, including a deadly bombing near a checkpoint in Kabul. Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has killed eight ISIL fighters and arrested several others in a series of raids targeting key figures in a spate of attacks in Kabul, a senior Taliban government spokesman has said. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday …

Terrorists in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Terrorists in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

In October 2021, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, Dr. Colin Kahl, testified before the U.S. Congress on the status of security in Afghanistan. When asked about the potential resurgence of international terrorism emanating from the country, Kahl responded that the U.S. intelligence community assessed both al-Qaida and the Islamic State’s “Khorasan” branch “have the intent to conduct external …

Twin blasts kill at least nine in northern Afghanistan
2 years, 7 months ago

Twin blasts kill at least nine in northern Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The victims of the attack were travelling home to break their dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast. The victims of the attack were travelling home to break their dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast, said Mohammad Asif Waziri, a spokesman for a Taliban-appointed police chief. “The enemies of Afghanistan are creating tension and division among our people.” The ISIL group later claimed responsibility for the attack …

Islamic State in Afghanistan 'under control', say Taliban
3 years, 1 month ago

Islamic State in Afghanistan 'under control', say Taliban

India Today  

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said Wednesday that the threat posed by the Islamic State group in the country was “more or less under control” despite recent bloody attacks that have killed dozens. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference that IS was “not a great threat”, adding that around 600 members or sympathisers had been arrested since the Taliban seized control …

The Threat of Islamic Terrorism Has Only Increased In 20 Years After 9/11
3 years, 3 months ago

The Threat of Islamic Terrorism Has Only Increased In 20 Years After 9/11

News 18  

This year marks 20 years since the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington D.C. that changed global geopolitics in a matter of hours. The terror strikes against the US marked the beginning of a new era, led by a political ideation now known as the ‘War against Terror’, which saw the largest mobilisation of Western military strength, arguably since …

Is ISIS-K a challenge for the Taliban?
3 years, 3 months ago

Is ISIS-K a challenge for the Taliban?

Al Jazeera  

The Islamic State in Khorasan Province claimed the worst attack in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power. But with its 20-year mission in Afghanistan finally coming to an end, it leaves behind a new threat. The Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP has claimed responsibility for the Kabul airport attack on Thursday. Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi …

No excuse for any group to kill in the name of Islam: Taliban spokesperson on ISIS-K | Exclusive
3 years, 3 months ago

No excuse for any group to kill in the name of Islam: Taliban spokesperson on ISIS-K | Exclusive

India Today  

Firmly repudiating terror outfit ISIS-K and its activities in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said there can be no justification for any group to kill innocent people in the name of Islam. In an exclusive conversation with India Today, Zabiullah Mujahid denounced the suicide bombing at the Kabul international airport on Thursday which killed at least 169 Afghans and 13 …

U.S. braces for more ISIS attacks after Kabul airport carnage
3 years, 3 months ago

U.S. braces for more ISIS attacks after Kabul airport carnage

The Hindu  

U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people, including 13 U.S. soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport. “We’re doing everything we can to be prepared,” he said,adding that some intelligence was being shared with the Taliban and that he believed “some …

Kabul blasts show security situation in Afghanistan 'complex, grave': China
3 years, 3 months ago

Kabul blasts show security situation in Afghanistan 'complex, grave': China

India Today  

China on Friday expressed shock at the deadly suicide attacks at Kabul airport, saying the security situation in Afghanistan remained "complex and grave" and offered to work with the international community to deal with terrorist threats and prevent the war-ravaged country from becoming a hotbed of terrorism. Xinjiang shares borders with Afghanistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, besides Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, …

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?
3 years, 3 months ago

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?

India Today  

As desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport trying to get on any evacuation flights to flee the Taliban, officials have warned of another jihadist threat: the Islamic State group. President Joe Biden said there is "an acute and growing risk" of an attack at the airport by the group's regional chapter, called Islamic State-Khorasan or ISIS-K. Islamic State had been highly …

Afghanistan: Bomb blasts rock Shia neighbourhood in Kabul, kill 58 people
3 years, 7 months ago

Afghanistan: Bomb blasts rock Shia neighbourhood in Kabul, kill 58 people

Op India  

On Saturday afternoon, multiple blasts took place outside a girl’s school in Kabul in Afghanistan, killing over 58 people and wounding around 150 victims. As per reports, the terror began with a car bomb explosion outside the premises of Sayed-ul-Shuhada High School, followed by two rocket attacks. Ibrahim, a teacher at the Sayed-ul-Shuhada High School informed that the majority of …

Taliban terrorists died in Afghanistan while making explosives
4 years, 4 months ago

Taliban terrorists died in Afghanistan while making explosives

Op India  

On Monday, a group of terrorists associated with the radical Islamist outfit Taliban had reportedly died, following an explosion at a mosque in Sikandar Khel Village in Chahabar Bolak district of Balkh in Northern Afghanistan. According to a statement released by the 209th Shaheen Corps, the incident took place when 8 Taliban terrorists were busy manufacturing bomb inside the said …

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