Islamic State in Khorasan: Attempting to Absorb Rival Groups

Islamic State in Khorasan: Attempting to Absorb Rival Groups – New Lines Institute

While sustained counterterrorism efforts by U.S. and Afghan forces and intense clashes with the Afghan Taliban constrained the group in recent years, the U.S. withdrawal and continued political uncertainty in Afghanistan appears to have given the group a new resolve to disrupt the ongoing peace process.

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