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Isis-K, who are the Islamist radicals who attacked Moscow?

2024-03-24 08:56:14Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Isis-K, who are the Islamist radicals who attacked Moscow?
Isis-K, who are the Islamist radicals who attacked Moscow

Isis-K, or as it is called, the Khorasan Province of the Islamic State (ISKP) - is a regional branch of the Islamic State (IS) that is active in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

This is the most extreme and violent of all the jihadist militant groups in Afghanistan.

It was created in January 2015 at the height of IS's power in Iraq and Syria, before its self-proclaimed caliphate was "dismantled" by a US-led coalition.

It recruits people from both Afghan and Pakistani jihadists, especially members of the Afghan Taliban who have seen their organization as extremist.

Isis-K has been blamed for some of the worst atrocities in recent years, targeting girls' schools, hospitals and even a maternity hospital where they reportedly killed pregnant women and nurses.

Unlike the Taliban, whose interests are limited to Afghanistan, Isis-K is part of the global IS network that seeks to carry out attacks on Western, international and humanitarian targets wherever they can reach them.

Where are they located?

The Isis-K group is based in the eastern province of Nangarhar, close to drug and people smuggling routes into and out of Pakistan.

At its peak, the group numbered around 3,000 fighters, but has suffered significant casualties in clashes with American and Afghan security forces. The group has also suffered losses in the fighting with the Taliban.

Are they affiliated with the Taliban?

According to researchers, there are strong links between Isis-K and the Haqqani network, which in turn is closely linked to the Taliban.

The man in charge of security in Kabul is Khalil Haqqani who had a $5 million bounty.

Dr. Sajjan Gohel, from the Asia Pacific Foundation has been monitoring militant networks in Afghanistan for years.

It says "several major attacks between 2019 and 2021 involved collaboration between Isis-K, the Taliban's Haqqani network and other Pakistan-based terrorist groups".

When the Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, the group released a large number of prisoners from the Pul-e-Charki prison, which reportedly included IS and al-Qaeda militants. These people are now on the run.

ISIS-K has major differences with the Taliban, accusing them of abandoning jihad and the battlefield in favor of a negotiated peace settlement reached in "expensive hotels" in Doha, Qatar.

Islamic State militants now represent a major security challenge for the incoming Taliban government, something the Taliban leadership shares with Western intelligence agencies.


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