Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Islamic State branch in Central and South Asia
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The Islamic State – Khorasan Province is an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) active in South Asia and Central Asia. Some media sources also use the terms ISK, ISISK, IS–KP, Daesh–Khorasan or Daesh–K in referring to the group. ISKP has been active in Afghanistan and its area of operations includes Pakistan, and Tajikistan where they claimed attacks, as well as Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bangladesh and China where individuals have pledged allegiance to it. The ISKP and Taliban consider each other enemies.
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Kabul bomber was held in Delhi 5 yrs ago, claims IS magIslamic State Khorasan Province has claimed that the Afghan suicide bomber who carried out the Kabul airport blast that killed around 170 people, including 13 US Marines, in August, was caught in Delhi..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UK 'ready' to launch strikes against ISIS-K in Afghanistan - RAF chief The UK is "ready" to launch strikes at ISIS in Afghanistan, after it was revealed by the Pentagon there are at least 2,000 "hardcore" ISIS-K fighters in the country.Sky News - Published | |
Two 'high profile' ISIS-K fighters killed and third wounded in Afghanistan airstrike, Pentagon confirms The United States killed two "high profile" ISIS targets and wounded a third in retaliation for Thursday's suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the Pentagon has said.Sky News - Published | |
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Uttar Pradesh on high alert after ISIS operative nabbed in Delhi with explosivesThe ISIS suspect, who was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi police, was being handled by Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) commanders from Afghanistan and was planning to carry out terror..DNA - Published | |
Death of key ISKP leader exposes Pak ISI's links with Lashkar, other terror outfitsIndiaTimes - Published | |
Pakistani origin ISKP terrorist linked with Taliban, LeT arrested by Afghan forcesIn an encounter with terrorists in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, security forces had killed 15 terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition from the Talibani camps.DNA - Published | |
Kabul gurdwara attack 'mastermind' ISKP chief Mawlawi Abdullah arrestedPakistani national and ‘emir” of Islamic State Khorasan Province, Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqi was arrested by Afghan security forces as the mastermind of the Kabul gurdwara attack last week..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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