![]() This evolution has elevated its status within the greater IS movement and is likely to continue having security implications extending beyond the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Indeed, ISKP’s fundamental focus is on building the branch at the local and regional level, but the group is also deeply involved in the global Islamic State (IS) cause and has markedly increased its international scope and vision, as evidenced in both its words and actions. And while ISKP is certainly an Afghanistan-centric organization, it has origins and a deep history in Pakistan where it continues to operate. In fact, no other branch, save for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) at the very height of its caliphate project, has shown the ability to produce propaganda in anywhere close to as many languages as ISKP’s Al-Azaim Foundation for Media Production.Īccordingly, ISKP has expanded its kinetic operational range beyond Afghanistan and Pakistan with rocket attacks against Uzbekistan in April and Tajikistan in May. At the same time, ISKP has moved to spread its message globally with both original and translated materials in a significantly larger number of languages, including English. ![]() Since the Taliban took Kabul in August 2021, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has intensified and broadened its regional propaganda campaign to further target South and Central Asia. ![]()
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