Islamic State gains ground in Afghanistan as its caliphate crumbles elsewhere
- Written by Animesh Roul
BISHKEK (TCA) — Reports say that Islamic State militants are fleeing Iraq and Syria and establishing new strongholds in the war-torn Afghanistan. This poses a security threat to the country’s northern neighbors in Central Asia, and the Taliban seems to be the only real force capable of resisting IS expansion in Afghanistan now. We are republishing this article by Animesh Roul on the issue, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Terrorism Monitor:
