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Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)

location

Afghanistan, particularly the southern parts of Nangarhar province, Pakistan and Central Asia.

Reports suggest that it has established sleeper cells in Kabul and other regions of Afghanistan.

stated purpose

As part of the ISIS organization, ISIS-K aims to establish a global Islamic caliphate through violence and terrorism, with ISIS leaders taking the position of caliph. 

ISIS-K, as one of the Islamic State affiliates in the Indian subcontinent, provides a foothold through which the parent...

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