Jun 16, 2019 in my upcoming book, i have explained role of the daesh in destabilization of world peace. After signing of an agreement between the united states of america and the taliban movement to end the presence of u. Are isis fighters prisoners or honored guests of the. National directorate of security, in a statement, says that it has arrested, abdullah orakzai aka aslam farooqi, the khurasan leader of daesh, along with 19 of his men, including qari zahid and saifullah aka abu talha pakistani, in an operation conducted by the special forces of the directorate. The growth of daesh in afghanistan has, unsurprisingly, alarmed islamabad at this new threat on its border, as the group has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks in pakistan since 2015. Daesh declares war on taliban in afghanistan kabul tasnim the daesh isis or isil terrorist group described taliban militants in afghanistan as hypocrites and stooges of the unbelievers. Dec 28, 2017 kabula daesh suicide bomber struck a shiite cultural centre in kabul on thursday, killing at least 41 people and underscoring the extremist group s growing reach in afghanistan even as its. Daesh was disowned by alqaeda in april 20 for excess brutality toward civilians and the murder of alqaeda representatives and commanders. Us military allegedly promoting isis in afghanistan. Pakistan seeks extradition of daesh leader from afghanistan. Pakistan has asked neighbor afghanistan to extradite a leader in the local daesh group affiliate who was arrested in an afghan intelligence operation in southern afghanistan earlier.
The group s resilience has raised fears that afghanistan could become a new base for daesh fighters fleeing the battlefields of syria and iraq, where the group has lost swathes of territory. Daesh or islamic state group has been extensively suppressed in eastern nangarhar province and its presence reduced to a few areas in some districts, the governor said on thursday. The islamic state of iraq and the levant khorasan province isilkp. Zarifs adviser kabul tasnim a senior adviser to iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif said the islamic republic draws a. Hamid karzai, former president of afghanistan, said that daesh has emerged in afghanistan in the past three to four years under the watch of us military and intelligence agencies.
Daesh militants being trained in india, afghanistan. Daesh group has claimed an attack on a sikhhindu temple in central kabul. Jun 14, 2019 even before its defeat in iraq and syria, it had picked up afghanistan as a next theater. Nov 10, 2016 as the militant group steps up its attacks in the country, afghans still see daesh as a mysterious foreign entity whose makeup and intentions remain unclear to both officials and locals living under the group s rule. Are isis fighters prisoners or honored guests of the afghan. Daesh has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack targeting the inauguration of ashraf ghani as the afghan president in kabul on monday, the group said in a statement on an affiliated telegram channel. But the exact nature of links between daesh in afghanistan and the middle east remains unclear. Afghan solidarity members hold posters and chant slogans during a rally against the islamic state group in iraq and the us presence in afghanistan, in kabul, on oct. Daesh claims responsibility for attacks in mozambique and. The kite runner by khaled hosseini, a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini, and the mountains echoed by khaled hossein. Daesh declares war on taliban in afghanistan world news.
The takfiri terrorist group took advantage of the ongoing chaos in afghanistan and recruited some of its fighters from among taliban defectors. Daeshs presence in afghanistan and rest of the region is an alarming threat for the whole world as the deadly terrorist group is replacing alqaeda and taliban through a wellplanned strategy. The group is a violent salafijihadist, militaristic, expansionist, and antishia terrorist group consisting of insurgents and foreign fighters active in the countries formerly known as iraq and syria, and has many affiliated groups operating in other countries, most notably libya and nigeria with the group boko haram. In my view, under the full us presence, surveillance, military, political, intelligence, daesh has emerged. Iraq washsham wilayah khorasan is a branch of the militant islamist group islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, active in afghanistan and pakistan. Us military operations against daesh in afghanistan to. Zarifs adviser kabul tasnim a senior adviser to iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif said the islamic republic draws a distinction. Published on feb 16, 2018 daesh has suffered fatal blows in iraq and syria but the terrorist group is reemerging, this time in afghanistan, reminding the world how u. It had enjoyed an uneasy alliance with the taleban, but tried to use the turmoil.
Rehman maliks book on daeshisis to be launched today. The uk is playing a leading role in the global coalition a unified body of 79 partners committed to degrading and. Daesh declares war on taliban in afghanistan tasnim news agency. Jul 15, 2016 the flag of the islamic state is, or daesh has been flown twice in the last year in takhar and baghlan provinces by a group of ethnic uzbek afghans who had set up their own insurgent group, jundullah, in 2009. In the book, senator malik has discussed the emergence of daeshisis and its evolution in enormous spectrum. The islamic state is more commonly known in afghanistan as isis or daesh. In fact, despite their shared salafist ideology, theres actually quite a lot that differentiates these two groups and contradicts any superficial comparison between them. Joint talibanisis attack kills dozens, afghan officials. Introduction the emergence of islamic state or daesh in south asia is not without some historical and ideological.
Islamic state in iraq and the levant isil, arabic aldawlah alislamiyyah fi al. A suspected daeshlinked militant commander has been killed in an airstrike by afghan military forces in the countrys southern province of helmand, officials say. The daeshisis rising monster worldwide has 14 chapters and is dedicated to the victims of terrorism particularly daesh worldwide. The first covers the buildup to the afghanistan war. Be that as it may, however, the taliban is nothing like daesh which is also banned in russia, and the two regularly fight against one another in afghanistan. The daesh group has lost its caliphate in syria and iraq, but in the forbidding mountains of northeastern afghanistan the group is expanding its footprint, recruiting new fighters and plotting attacks on the united states and other western countries, according to us and afghan security officials. Daesh also known as isil, islamic state, or isis is a terrorist group. Aminyar said, using the arabic name for the islamic state, which is also. Stop comparing the taliban to daesh theyre totally different. Since long daesh is struggling to maintain a presence in afghanistan calling this land as wilayat khorasan a reference to the historical region encompassing parts of central asia,iran, afghanistan, and pakistan. After watching television footage of the prisoners being fed rice pilaf with meat and vegetables and bottled water, abdul. I was the one who first ever named taliban as zaliman for their brutalities against humanity. Daesh takfiri terrorist group is growing in afghanistan as thousands of foreign troops have apparently failed to restore security 17 years after the united daesh in afghanistan.
The taliban crushed the daeshisis terror group in eastern afghanistan with limited support from washington, according to a u. Raw has wellestablished its network in afghanistan and is in connivance with the tehreekitaliban pakistan ttp and daesh. Daesh claims attack on shiite centre in kabul that killed. Daesh chief abubakr albaghdadi had been living in turkey in the past and now he is based in afghanistans kunar province. May 09, 2016 as regards afghanistan, india is playing a double game in accordance with the offensivedefensive doctrine of ajit doval. Jul 16, 2017 iran differentiates between daesh, taliban. The book then looks at the taliban in afghanistan from 20092012, the arab spring and the syrian revolution, including life inside daesh held territory. Jul 21, 2019 daeshs presence in afghanistan and rest of the region is an alarming threat for the whole world as the deadly terrorist group is replacing alqaeda and taliban through a wellplanned strategy. Daesh fighters in afghanistan kill at least 15 taliban. Daesh fighters in afghanistan kill at least 15 taliban arab. Jul 18, 2018 daesh fighters in afghanistan kill at least 15 taliban. Despite presence of foreign troops, daesh growing in afghanistan. Initially dismissed as propaganda by most observers and. Afghan personnel arrive at the site of an attack in kabul, afghanistan, wednesday, march 25, 2020.
Why daesh, taliban are destined to merge in afghanistan. Daesh expands reach in afghanistan, threatening west arab news. Apr 22, 2019 former afghan president hamid karzai had once told aljazeera television news network that the us is colluding with daesh in afghanistan, and allowing the takfiris to flourish in his conflictstricken country. Daesh has established a foothold in afghanistan, but its rivalry with the taliban means its success is far from assured. The two districts of the province are under his command and china and pakistan need to be worried on that situation. The isdaesh in afghanistan centre for strategic and. The appearance of daesh also known as the islamic state of iraq and syria, isis or is in what it calls khorasan afghanistan, pakistan, central asia and iran. Alnusra front, the syrian alqaeda branch, began fighting them. Joint talibanisis attack kills dozens, afghan officials say. Daesh operates in kabul under the shadow of afghan and us.
Jun 25, 2017 daesh declares war on taliban in afghanistan kabul tasnim the daesh isis or isil terrorist group described taliban militants in afghanistan as hypocrites and stooges of the unbelievers. Apr 22, 2018 daesh began establishing presence in afghanistan almost a year after making sweeping land grabs in iraq and syria in 2014. The taliban and daesh terrorists pose a threat to afghanistan, while the potential consolidation of the two groups might deteriorate the situation. Daesh has not been known for building alliances, rather it demands subservience and allegiance. The global coalition to counter the islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, also referred to as the counterisil coalition or counterdaesh coalition, is a usled group of nations and nonstate actors that have committed to work together under a common, multifaceted, and longterm strategy to degrade and defeat isildaesh. Islamic state of iraq and the levant khorasan province. Daesh expands reach in afghanistan, threatening west. Daesh claims attack on shiite centre in kabul that killed at. Daish in afghanistan new wave of instability for the region. This book is an inside account of daesh and its hidden agenda. Speaking to sputnik, afghan commentators voiced the pros and cons regarding the organizations teaming up and explained why the us is not interested in bringing an end to the war in central asia.
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