Daesh Moves House: Settling in to Life in Afghanistan
Antonio Giustozzi
18 May 20189 Minute Read
An Afghan boy outside the district centre in Achin, Afghanistan. Wilayat Korasan focused its offensive operations on this area of Nangarhar province between 2016 and 2017, enhancing the organisation’s growing presence in Afghanistan. Courtesy of Wikimedia
For all intents and purposes, Daesh has been defeated in Iraq and Syria, but key leaders and administrators of the short-lived Islamic State will not simply vanish from the global jihadist environment. They have their eyes set on Afghanistan, and intend to give the Taliban a run for their money.
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