Afghanistan: Number of Islamic State militants could grow to 10,000 — Russian envoy to UN
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Islamic State terrorist organization (Daesh) is on the rise in Afghanistan and the group’s numbers could soon grow to up to 10,000 members in the war-torn country, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said during the Security Council meeting on September 17, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reports.
