Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP)
Islamic State’s Wilayat Khorasan, referring to the historic region in Central Asia (parts of Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), is also known as Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) or ISIS-K.
ISIS spokesperson Mohammad al-Adnani accepted the bayyah, or pledge of allegience, from ISKP’s then leader Hafez Saeed Khan, in January 2015, and proclaimed Wilayat Khorasan to be the Afghanistan/Pakistan wing of ISIS Central.
Despite early attempts by the United States and Pakistan to rout the group, ISKP was able to gain a foothold in parts of Afghanistan, including in the Taliban’s southern stronghold Helmand, provinces in the north like Jowzjan, Sar-e-Pul and Farah in the west, and parts of eastern Nangarhar province.
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Jul- 2025 -3 JulyAsia Pacific
Blast Claimed by IS Kills Four in Northwest Pakistan
An explosion in northwest Pakistan killed at least four local government officials and police Wednesday, an officer told AFP, in an attack claimed by a branch of the Islamic State group.
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Dec- 2024 -12 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghan Refugees Minister Killed by Suicide Blast
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility for the attack.
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Nov- 2024 -24 NovemberAsia Pacific
IS-Khorasan Claims Attack on Sufi Shrine in Afghanistan
The Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for a gun attack that left 10 people dead at a Sufi shrine in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province.
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Aug- 2024 -12 AugustAsia Pacific
Islamic State Claims Deadly Kabul Bomb Blast
Islamic State has claimed a bombing on a minibus that killed one person and wounded 11 in a Shiite-dominated neighborhood of the Afghan capital.
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9 AugustEurope
UN Warns IS Afghanistan Branch Growing in Strength
A UN counter-terrorism official warned that the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch poses the greatest external terrorist threat to Europe as it boosts its organizational strength.
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May- 2024 -9 MayAsia Pacific
Three Policemen Killed in Bomb Attack in Afghanistan
Three policemen were killed when a bomb was detonated next to a security convoy tasked with clearing illegal poppy crops in northeastern Afghanistan.
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Apr- 2024 -30 AprilAsia Pacific
Gunman Kills Six in Attack on Afghan Mosque: Govt Spokesman
A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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Mar- 2024 -25 MarchEurope
Four Suspects Remanded in Custody Over Moscow Concert Hall Massacre
Four men accused of involvement the Moscow massacre that killed 137 people were remanded in custody as Russia observed a national day of mourning following the attack claimed by Islamic State.
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Sep- 2023 -29 SeptemberAsia Pacific
More Than 50 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Pakistan Blasts
More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province by a suicide bombing.
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Apr- 2023 -25 AprilAsia Pacific
Taliban Kill IS ‘Mastermind’ of Kabul Airport Attack: White House
The Taliban government has killed the alleged mastermind of a devastating suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport during the chaotic withdrawal of US forces in 2021, the White House said.
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