Kabul Airport Blasts: Who are ISIS-K, 'Sworn Enemy' of Taliban that Claimed Responsibility for Attack
3 years, 3 months ago

Kabul Airport Blasts: Who are ISIS-K, 'Sworn Enemy' of Taliban that Claimed Responsibility for Attack

News 18  

The ISIS has claimed responsibility for the twin blasts in Kabul airport that occurred on Thursday at the Baron Hotel. An affiliate of the ‘Islamic States’, the ISIS-K is known to be the Taliban’s “sworn enemy", and in the chaos that had followed post the insurgent group’s takeover of Aghanistan, many key prisoners are said to be have let go from the country’s prisons. ‘ISIS-K’ has been operating in eastern Afghanistan’s Khorasan region for six years, says ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo, “and has committed hundreds of strikes on civilians." But every day we have troops on the ground, these troops and innocent civilians at the airport face the risk of attack from ISIS-K from a distance, even though we’re moving back the perimeter significantly." The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan – which is the sworn enemy of the Taliban as well – every day we’re on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both U.S. and Allied forces and innocent civilians."

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Can ISIS-K carry out Moscow-style attack on American soil? US official warns ‘they are bold and they hate us’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Can ISIS-K carry out Moscow-style attack on American soil? US official warns ‘they are bold and they hate us’

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Islamic State Khorasan Province carried out an attack on Moscow's concert hall, a US counter-terrorism official warned that ISIS-K could carry out a similar strike on the American soil by crossing country's border. Stressing that the US authorities are considering the threat of a domestic ISIS-K attack "very seriously", the counterterrorism officer said: “They hate us, and …

What is ISIS-K and why has it attacked Russia?
8 months, 4 weeks ago

What is ISIS-K and why has it attacked Russia?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite this, it appears their intelligence services were caught unaware when a group of four gunmen opened fire at Crocus …

What is ISIS-K? Why did it attack a Moscow theater? | Explained
9 months ago

What is ISIS-K? Why did it attack a Moscow theater? | Explained

The Hindu  

The U.S. has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting attack at a concert near Moscow on Friday, a U.S. official told Reuters. Earlier this month, the top U.S. general in the Middle East said ISIS-K could attack U.S. and Western interests outside of Afghanistan "in as little as six months and with little to no …

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say
1 year, 7 months ago

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say

India Today  

The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians during the United States' chaotic evacuation from the country, US officials said on Tuesday. The bombing occurred on August 26, 2021, as US troops were trying to help Americans …

Suicide bomber kills six people near foreign ministry in Kabul
1 year, 8 months ago

Suicide bomber kills six people near foreign ministry in Kabul

Firstpost  

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing but the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group has increased attacks since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August 2021 Islamabad: A suicide bomber struck Monday near the foreign ministry in Kabul, killing at least six people and wounding several, according to officials. There was no immediate claim of …

Kashmiri ISKP Commander, Mastermind of 2020 Bombing at Kabul's Gurdwara, Killed by Taliban
1 year, 10 months ago

Kashmiri ISKP Commander, Mastermind of 2020 Bombing at Kabul's Gurdwara, Killed by Taliban

News 18  

The Islamic State-Khorasan has confirmed the death of Ejaz Amin Ahangar, known as Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri, a senior member of the group in southern Afghanistan. Declared a designated terrorist in January 2023, Al-Kashmiri had also asked Ijas Kallukettiya Purayil, a former dentist from Kasargod in Kerala, to carry out attacks in the state. It said he was “engaged in restarting …

ISIL-K Threatened to Launch Terrorist Attacks Against Embassies of India, China and Iran in Afghanistan
1 year, 10 months ago

ISIL-K Threatened to Launch Terrorist Attacks Against Embassies of India, China and Iran in Afghanistan

News 18  

The ISIL-K have threatened to launch terrorist attacks against the embassies of India, Iran and China in Afghanistan with the motive to undermine the relationship between Taliban and neighbouring countries, a UN report has claimed. “The activities of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan remained a significant terrorist threat in Central and South Asia, and the group retained ambitions …

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 …

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5
1 year, 11 months ago

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5

India TV News  

Kabul blast: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for a deadly bombing that killed at least five people near the Foreign Ministry in the Afghan capital the previous day. The extremist group said in a statement that a “martyrdom-seeker" it identified as Kheiber al-Qandahari detonated his explosive vest amidst a gathering of ministry employees and guards as they …

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 …

Multiple blasts heard in Afghanistan's capital Kabul; no official comment yet: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Multiple blasts heard in Afghanistan's capital Kabul; no official comment yet: Report

India TV News  

Kabul blasts: Afghanistan's capital Kabul, on Wednesday, was reportedly rocked by several blasts in the city, According to TOLO News, multiple blasts were heard in the country's capital city. The latest incident came barely three days after at least 10 people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion that occurred at the Kabul military airport, on January …

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 …

Militants in Afghanistan strike Pakistan army post, kill three
2 years, 8 months ago

Militants in Afghanistan strike Pakistan army post, kill three

The Hindu  

Militants in Afghanistan fired heavy weapons across the border into a Pakistani military outpost overnight, killing three personnel, the army said on April 23, in the latest violence to rattle the volatile region. The striking increase in attacks in Afghanistan — as well as in neighbouring Pakistan — highlights the growing security challenge facing Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, who swept to …

The Hindu Editorial on Islamic State vs the Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

The Hindu Editorial on Islamic State vs the Taliban

The Hindu  

The suicide attack on a mosque in Kunduz last week, killing at least 50 people, all of them from Afghanistan’s persecuted Shia minority, is a grave reminder that the conflict in the country is far from over. When the Taliban captured power in 1996, their main promise was to provide security to a people who were living through almost two …

Afghanistan: ISKP claims responsibility for bombing shia mosque
3 years, 2 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 …

Islamic State uses Taliban's own tactics to attack Afghanistan's new rulers
3 years, 3 months ago

Islamic State uses Taliban's own tactics to attack Afghanistan's new rulers

India Today  

A little more than a month after toppling the Western-backed government in Kabul, Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are facing internal enemies who have adopted many of the tactics of urban warfare that marked their own successful guerrilla campaign. Read | Taliban say no evidence of al-Qaeda or ISIS presence in Afghanistan Two members of the movement's intelligence services who investigated …

Suicide bomber who attacked Kabul airport was caught in Delhi 5 years ago: ISIS-K
3 years, 3 months ago

Suicide bomber who attacked Kabul airport was caught in Delhi 5 years ago: ISIS-K

India Today  

The Islamic State Khorasan has claimed that the suicide bomber, who had attacked Kabul airport last month, was caught in Delhi five years ago. The ISIS-K had carried out a suicide bombing attack outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on August 26 this year. The ISIS-K claimed that the suicide bomber, named Abdur Rahman al-logri, was arrested in …

Isis-K: Terrorist group that claimed Kabul bombing is threat to UK, warns former army general
3 years, 3 months ago

Isis-K: Terrorist group that claimed Kabul bombing is threat to UK, warns former army general

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former military commander General Sir Richard Barrons spoke about …

Isis claim responsibility for rocket attack on Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

Isis claim responsibility for rocket attack on Kabul airport

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Isis has claimed responsibility for …

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 …

Kabul Blast: Two Killed, 3 Wounded As ‘ISIS Rockets’ Hit House Near Airport. What We Know So Far
3 years, 3 months ago

Kabul Blast: Two Killed, 3 Wounded As ‘ISIS Rockets’ Hit House Near Airport. What We Know So Far

News 18  

A massive explosion was reported on Sunday afternoon near Kabul airport in Afghanistan, hours after the US had warned of the possibility of a terror attack. What we know so far: • Quoting Afghan Police Chief, Associated Press reported that rocket hits neighborhood northwest of Kabul international airport amid US evacuation. • Captain Bill Urban, CENTCOM spokesperson said, “US military …

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

Kabul: Locals accuse US troops of killing Afghan allies in 'panic firing' after terror attack at airport
3 years, 3 months ago

Kabul: Locals accuse US troops of killing Afghan allies in 'panic firing' after terror attack at airport

Op India  

Days after two terror attacks rocked the Hamid Karzai International airport in Kabul, local Afghans have accused the US forces of killing their loved ones in ‘panic firing’, reported BBC. Should add 12 US service personnel were also killed in the attack… ISIS-K has a history of awful suicide bombings on soft civilian targets in Kabul — Secunder Kermani August …

US drone strikes vehicle carrying ISIS-K 'suicide bombers' on way to Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

US drone strikes vehicle carrying ISIS-K 'suicide bombers' on way to Kabul airport

India Today  

The United States carried out a military drone strike in Kabul on Sunday, hitting a vehicle carrying "multiple suicide bombers" on their way to Kabul airport. “US military forces conducted a self-defense unmanned over-the-horizon airstrike today on a vehicle in Kabul, eliminating an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamid Karzai International airport," said Bill Urban, spokesperson for the US Central Command. …

No change in Aug 31 deadline, will probe explosion near Kabul airport: Taliban spokesperson | Exclusive
3 years, 3 months ago

No change in Aug 31 deadline, will probe explosion near Kabul airport: Taliban spokesperson | Exclusive

India Today  

The Taliban on Sunday said that they will be launching an investigation into the rocket strike that rocked an area in Kabul's 11th security district near the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Sunday. In an exclusive interview with India Today, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said they will probe the explosion that reportedly claimed the lives of seven people, including a …

US carries out drone strike on vehicle with suspected ISIS-K suicide bombers heading for Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

US carries out drone strike on vehicle with suspected ISIS-K suicide bombers heading for Kabul airport

ABC  

A US drone strike hit a vehicle carrying "multiple" ISIS-K suicide bombers before they could mount an attack at Kabul's international airport, according to US military officials. Key points: The US and the Taliban both said the drone strike targeted suicide bombers Local witnesses said children and other civilians were among the dead US officials said there were significant secondary …

US citizens should leave Kabul airport immediately due to 'specific, credible' threat, officials warn
3 years, 3 months ago

US citizens should leave Kabul airport immediately due to 'specific, credible' threat, officials warn

ABC  

US officials have issued a security alert for its citizens to immediately leave Kabul's main airport citing a "specific, credible" threat, hours after President Joe Biden warned another attack was "highly likely". Key points: Joe Biden says the situation on the ground continued to be "extremely dangerous" It comes after a deadly suicide attack outside Kabul airport that killed 13 …

ISKP has been attempting to recruit Indians
3 years, 3 months ago

ISKP has been attempting to recruit Indians

The Hindu  

Operatives of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, which has claimed responsibility for the twin blasts outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, have been making attempts to recruit Indians for the past few years. The National Investigation Agency, in coordination with the intelligence agencies, has busted an Indian module which was in contact with some ISKP operatives, and also some …

Opinion | Islamic State (K): The Pak Connection
3 years, 3 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 …

ISIS-K and the new terror threats from Afghanistan | Worldview with Suhasini Haidar
3 years, 3 months ago

ISIS-K and the new terror threats from Afghanistan | Worldview with Suhasini Haidar

The Hindu  

Close to a hundred people have died, including more than a dozen U.S. army personnel, after two suicide bombers detonated in a crowded area just outside Kabul Airport. Hundreds have been injured, many maimed for life by the powerful bombs that the US says was a complex attack carried out by the Islamic State- Khorasan, an Afghan terrorist group responsible …

US launches airstrike against Islamic State 'attack planner' in Afghanistan after deadly Kabul blasts
3 years, 3 months ago

US launches airstrike against Islamic State 'attack planner' in Afghanistan after deadly Kabul blasts

India Today  

Less than 48 hours after incidents of suicide bombing rocked the evacuation process at the Kabul airport, the US military conducted a drone strike against an Islamic State member believed to be involved in future attacks, according to a report by Reuters. On Thursday, a devastating suicide bombing claimed by ISIS-Khorasan had killed as many as 170 Afghans and 13 …

U.S. strike kills two members of Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan, Pentagon says
3 years, 3 months ago

U.S. strike kills two members of Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan, Pentagon says

LA Times  

A person wounded in the Kabul airport bombing is brought by ambulance to a hospital on Thursday. The U.S. military said it killed two members of Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate with a drone strike in the group’s eastern stronghold. Acting swiftly on President Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it …

Pentagon says Kabul attack involved 1 site, no second explosion
3 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon says Kabul attack involved 1 site, no second explosion

India TV News  

The Pentagon says it has determined that the attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday involved only one location and not two as was previously reported. The Pentagon said there was one Islamic State suicide bomber, who struck at the Abbey Gate, where desperate Afghans were crowding to try and enter Kabul airport grounds and where U.S. troops were conducting …

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 …

Explained | Who are ISKP, the group behind Kabul blasts?
3 years, 3 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” …

Opinion | Kabul bomb attacks: Who did it and why?
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Kabul bomb attacks: Who did it and why?

India TV News  

The death toll in the Kabul bloodbath has risen to 90, with many among 150 injured people still in critical condition. On Thursday, ISIS suicide bombers carried out the attacks in the midst of huge crowds of Afghans waiting for an evacuation near Kabul airport. In reply to a reporter’s question, the US President said, “I bear responsibility fundamentally for …

Who are the Islamic State-Khorasan, group responsible for Kabul airport bombing?
3 years, 3 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, 3 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 Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)
3 years, 3 months ago

What we know about Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)

Al Jazeera  

ISKP has claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attacks outside Kabul airport. The Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP, has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks outside Kabul airport that killed at least 175 civilians and 13 US soldiers and left dozens injured. ISKP is known as an offshoot of the ISIL armed group that claimed to be seeking to …

What is ISIS-K, the terror group claiming the Kabul airport attack?
3 years, 3 months ago

What is ISIS-K, the terror group claiming the Kabul airport attack?

CNN  

CNN — In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become one of the region’s most feared terror groups. ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday, which targeted a frantic Western evacuation operation and killed 13 US troops and more than …

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, …

Another explosion averted? Pak bomber of Haqqani network arrested after Kabul airport attack: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Another explosion averted? Pak bomber of Haqqani network arrested after Kabul airport attack: Report

India Today  

A Pakistani bomber belonging to the Haqqani network was arrested after the suicide bombings outside Kabul airport and Baron Hotel that killed over 100 people, including 13 US soldiers, on Thursday, a report said. IS claims responsibility Hours after the twin blasts were reported outside Kabul airport, the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State -- ISIS-Khorasan -- claimed responsibility for …

Kabul blasts: 60 dead, over 100 injured, say reports; US suspects ISIS hand
3 years, 3 months ago

Kabul blasts: 60 dead, over 100 injured, say reports; US suspects ISIS hand

India TV News  

KABUL EXPLOSIONS: At least 60 Afghans and four U.S. Marines were killed while over 100 suffered injuries in twin explosions near Kabul airport on Thursday, according to the Wall Street Journal. Today’s attacks reinforce the need for the world to stand unitedly against terrorism & all those who provide sanctuaries to terrorists": MEA Another blast rocks Kabul, explosion heard near …

Why is Islamic State a threat in Afghanistan despite Taliban rule?
3 years, 3 months ago

Why is Islamic State a threat in Afghanistan despite Taliban rule?

Hindustan Times  

Amid growing warnings of terror threats targeting the Kabul airport, several countries have decided to end their evacuation operation ahead of the August 31 deadline for a complete withdrawal of US-led foreign troops. US soldiers stand inside the airport wall as hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in …

U.K. warns of ‘imminent’ terrorist attack at Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

U.K. warns of ‘imminent’ terrorist attack at Kabul airport

The Hindu  

Britain on Thursday warned that there was a “very credible” report of an “imminent” terrorist attack by the Islamic State militants targeting those gathering at Kabul airport in an attempt to flee war-torn Afghanistan. There is “very, very credible” intelligence that Islamic State militants are planning an imminent attack on those gathering at Kabul airport in an attempt to flee …

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

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: 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 …

U.S service members, dozens of civilians killed in Kabul airport bombings
3 years, 3 months ago

U.S service members, dozens of civilians killed in Kabul airport bombings

Salon  

Two suicide bombings — one at the "Abbey" gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport, and the other at the Baron Hotel — were carried out by an ISIS-affiliated terrorist organization, reportedly killing 13 U.S marines and 50 Afghan's, this morning in Kabul, Afghanistan. The "complex" attack — which reportedly injured 140 civilians — comes hours after Pentagon officials warned American's …

Kabul airport attack shows Afghanistan is still a terror hotbed that the Taliban will struggle to control
3 years, 3 months ago

Kabul airport attack shows Afghanistan is still a terror hotbed that the Taliban will struggle to control

CNN  

CNN — The devastating bomb attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday is a brutal reminder that Afghanistan remains fertile territory for jihadi terrorism and that ISIS remains a resilient presence far beyond its birthplace. “There’s a greater danger from ISIS and al Qaeda and all these affiliates in other countries by far than there is from Afghanistan,” he said last …

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