Obama fired top military officers to align Pentagon with his policy vision, now Trump set to do the same
President Obama fired top generals and commanders who did not align with his vision over the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, ...
Long War Journal5d
Analysis: From Afghanistan to America: the rising reach of the Islamic State Khorasan Province
Four years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has ...
US aid freeze presents an opportunity for China in Afghanistan. Will it take it?
US President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign assistance programmes could leave a vacuum in Afghanistan for China to step ...
Concerned about ISIS-K's capabilities to plot, conduct attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan: US tells UN
Khorasan's activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with officials highlighting ongoing threats and recruitment efforts. The ...
Anadolu Ajansi19d
Taliban reject US report on presence of ISIS in Afghanistan
The Afghan Taliban interim administration on Saturday rejected a US report on the presence of ISIS/Daesh militants in Afghanistan. Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat rejected the US ...
Newsweek29d
China Vows to 'Combat Terrorism' After ISIS-Claimed Attack Kills Citizen
An attack one day later claimed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) killed a Chinese citizen in northeastern Afghanistan. More WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images The security situation in ...
scmp.com1mon
China condemns killing of national in Afghanistan attack claimed by Isis
China said Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” with Afghanistan’s Taliban government over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack claimed by Islamic State (Isis).
The Independent1mon
Chinese mine worker killed in attack claimed by Isis in Afghanistan
The fatal attack on the Chinese national in Afghanistan marked the first such incident since December 2022 when a local offshoot of Isis, known as Isis-K, stormed a Kabul hotel popular with ...
Dawn1mon
Chinese mine worker killed in ISIS attack in Afghanistan
Police said on Wednesday a Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan which the banned militant Islamic State (ISIS) group later claimed responsibility for, as the Taliban ...
The Express Tribune1mon
Chinese national killed in Afghanistan, ISIS claims responsibility
A Chinese mine worker was killed in a targeted attack in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, with the Islamic State (ISIS) claiming responsibility for the assault. The attack occurred in ...
Mena FN1mon
ISIS In Afghanistan: Never Been More Concerned About An Attack On America, Says Lindsey Graham
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) A senior Republican senator from the United States, Lindsey Graham, has expressed grave concerns over the rising presence of ISIS in Afghanistan and the increasing global ...
Task & Purpose4y
Leader of ISIS in Afghanistan arrested
2020 Afghan security forces have captured the head of ISIS’s Afghanistan affiliate, officials announced on Saturday. Abdullah Orakzai, also known as Aslam Farooqi, was arrested alongside 19 ...