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KABUL (TCA) — A new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) warns that Islamic extremist groups like Daesh (Islamic State) are on the rise in Afghanistan, and that if former Taliban fighters aren’t helped with reintegration into society, they could soon flood the ranks of Daesh, Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has vowed to "eliminate" all safe havens of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group after at least 63 people, including children, were killed in a Kabul bombing at a wedding hall late on August 17 claimed by a local IS affiliate, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Former Indian ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha, says that Daesh (Islamic State or IS) in Afghanistan is a tool of the Pakistani army which has been fabricated to put pressure on the Afghan government and on the Taliban if the group eventually gets reintegrated and mainstreamed in the structure of the Afghan government, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for a May 20 prison riot in Tajikistan in which 32 people were killed, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — A US intelligence report indicates that Daesh (Islamic State) threats in Afghanistan will get dangerous, especially in the eastern Kunar province, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Authorities in Tajikistan say three prison guards and 29 inmates, including several opposition members, have been killed in a riot that broke out in a maximum-security prison, the second deadly prison clash to hit the country in the last six months, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reported. Continue reading
