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Afghanistan: US planning to ramp up attacks on ISIS-K in summer
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): General Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (local time) said that the US will ramp up attacks on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch (ISIS-K) in summer as they are re-constituting itself and will b
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ISIS-K: Terror group still lingers in shadows
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 7 (ANI): Post-Taliban took over of Afghanistan last August, the Islamic State in Syria and the Levant - Khorasan (ISIS-K) existence and operations are unfortunately still lingering in the region.
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US offers USD 10 million reward to help track ISIS-K leader
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) announced a multimillion-dollar reward for information leading to the identification of Afghanistan's top ISIS militant and anyone involved in the August bombing that killed more than a dozen US troops.
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50 ISIS-K terrorists surrender in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 6 (ANI): At least 50 Daesh (ISIS-K) militants have surrendered to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, local officials said on Sunday.
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Lone ISIS-K bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, says US military
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US military on Friday (local time) said that a single Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) bomber killed 13 American troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August.
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Taliban deny release of 'ISIS-K affiliate' who carried out suicide attack
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 1 (ANI): Taliban rubbished US claims over releasing the Islamic State - Khorasan "(ISIS-K) affiliate" who carried out a suicide attack on Kabul International Airport that killed nearly 200 people including US marines and said it is impossible as the timeframe bet
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Afghanistan: Shia community urges Taliban to formalize sect, protect citiz
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): Shias, who have faced persecution in Afghanistan, on Tuesday, urged the Taliban to formalize their sect and protect their citizenship rights in the framework of an inclusive government.
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Security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated in 100 days since Taliban t
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 24 (ANI): The security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate by the Taliban in 100 days.
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US blacklists 3 leaders of Islamic State's Khorasan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) blacklisted three key members of the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (Daesh) also known as ISIS-K.
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Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, ISIS-K stronghold, is a no-go zone for T
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chaparhar [Afghanistan], November 20 (ANI): Though the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, there are areas that are a no-go zone for them, especially Nangarhar province, which is an Islamic State- Khorasan (ISIS-K) stronghold.
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Taliban arrests 11 IS suspects in central Daikundi province
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 16 (ANI): The Taliban's officials in central Daikundi province said that they arrested 11 people who are suspected to be affiliates of ISIS-K, the terror group which recently speeded its attacks in Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of it, reported local
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Will Taliban check ISIS-K attacks on Shia community?
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): For decades, violence has torn through Afghanistan's Shiite community, perpetuated first by the Taliban -- who consider Shiites heretics -- and in more recent years by the Islamic State - Khorasan (ISIS-K).
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