Afghan Taliban contain Islamic State's regional reach
Afghan officials appear to be exaggerating the Islamic State group threat; after the Paris attacks this is easier to do
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- Government response
- ISG presence
- Nangarhar
- Kunduz
- Farah
- Helmand
- Logar
- IMU: New affiliate?
- Smaller insurgent groups
- ISG vs Taliban
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_350.jpg "An Afghan soldier inspects passengers at a checkpoint in Jalalabad province (Reuters/Parwiz)")