America has stated its capacity to develop intelligence in opposition to extremist teams in Afghanistan comparable to ISIS-Okay has been lowered because the withdrawal of US troops from the nation in 2021. The US navy has stated it may well see the “broad contours” of an impending assault, however doesn’t have the precise element it did beforehand.
WHAT ATTACKS HAS THE GROUP CARRIED OUT?
ISIS-Okay has a historical past of assaults, together with in opposition to mosques, inside and out of doors Afghanistan.
Earlier this yr, the US intercepted communications confirming the group carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed almost 100 folks.
In September 2022, ISIS-Okay militants claimed duty for a lethal suicide bombing on the Russian embassy in Kabul.
The group was additionally answerable for an assault on Kabul’s worldwide airport in 2021 that killed 13 US troops and scores of civilians in the course of the chaotic US evacuation from the nation.
In line with a January UN report, the Taliban’s efforts to defeat the group have led to a fall within the variety of assaults inside Afghanistan. Bombings haven’t stopped, nonetheless.
