“But terrorist attacks like the one in Kunduz undermine this narrative in a major way,” he warned.
received hundreds of billions of dollars in security support and assistance and was backed by Western forces, but was unable to defeat either the Taliban or the IS-K.
Now the Taliban are facing their rival with very little outside help and none of the sophisticated intelligence gathering and surveillance equipment deployed by the US military.
They know their enemy and the terrain, however, and last week announced the destruction of an IS-K cell in Kabul following a suicide bombing attack on the city’s second largest mosque.
And they have the potential backing of two groups who are very familiar with IS-K tactics.
As a report from the US-based Soufan Center explains: “To fight IS-K, the Taliban will rely on the Haqqani network, al-Qaeda and other violent non-state actors for the workforce. manpower, combat expertise job function email database and logistical support. . “Taliban assess threat from tenacious IS-K
Islamabad (AFP)
The Taliban’s efforts to bring stability to Afghanistan have been hampered by a series of bloody attacks by operatives of the Islamic State of Khorasan (IS-K).
The latest attack saw a suicide bomber slaughter dozens of Shia Muslims during Friday afternoon prayers in the northern city of Kunduz, with the apparent aim of sowing sectarian hatred and rendering the country ungovernable.
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