Islamic State – Khorasan Province
branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
ISIS-K is a branch of the Islamic State militant group active in Asia, mostly in Afghanistan. ISIS-K's goal is to overthrow governments in the Khorasan province and form a Islamic state under Islamic law. The group formed from a merger of 137 militant groups who then went to join the Al-Nusra Front and later returned back to the Khorasan area to spread Islam and do jihad in the area.[17]
| Islamic State – Khorasan Province | |
|---|---|
| الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية خراسان | |
 Logo of the Islamic State's Khorasan Province | |
| Leaders | Wali:
Known leaders:
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| Dates of operation | 26 January 2015[2]–present |
| Headquarters | Achin District, Afghanistan (de facto, originally) |
| Active regions | |
| Size | 4,000–6,000 (UN)[3] |
| Part of |  Islamic State[4] |
| Allies | Subgroups
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| Opponents | Non-state opponents
State opponents |
| Battles and wars | Operation Khyber War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US sanctions four ISIS-K operatives working in Afghanistan". alarabia.net. 22 November 2021.
- ↑ "IS announces expansion into AfPak, parts of India". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "Spotlight on Global Jihad (June 15–21, 2023)". Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Centre. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ "Afghanistan airport attack: Who are IS-K?". BBC News. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistani Terror Group Declares Allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Caliphate".
- ↑ "Wilayat Khorasan: Past and Present Dynamics in the Af-Pak Region". 12 April 2019.
- ↑ "TTP blames Pakistan's puppets "ISKP" for deadly Bajaur attack".
- ↑ "Turkistan Islamic Party leader criticizes the Islamic State's 'illegitimate' caliphate".
- ↑ "ISIS reportedly moves into Afghanistan, is even fighting Taliban". 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "IS claims responsibility for Quetta attack, 31 killed". India Today. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ↑ Alokozay, Khalid; Mashal, Mujib (13 January 2016). "ISIS Claims Assault That Killed 7 Near Pakistani Consulate in Afghanistan". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ Hawramy, Fazel (8 June 2018). "Iran faces new threat as Kurdish jihadis join IS in Afghanistan". Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ "Islamic State: renewed bay'ah from Khorasan province – IFI Monitoring". 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019.
- ↑ "UK says 'ready' to launch strikes against ISIS-K in Afghanistan". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ "Australian National Security Website". Australian National Security Website.
- ↑ "Currently listed entities". Public Safety Canada. December 16, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ↑ Giustozzi, Antonio (August 2018). The Islamic State in Khorasan: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and The New Central Asian Jihad. United Kingdom: C. Hurst & Co. ISBN 9781849049641.