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Western nations concerned by presence of extremist groups in Afghanistan: Some western countries expressed grave concern about the presence and operations of ...
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Western nations concerned by presence of extremist groups in Afghanistan: Some western countries expressed grave concern about the presence and operations of ...
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Western nations concerned by presence of extremist groups in Afghanistan
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Putin wants to get closer to the Taliban: Russia is currently considering taking the Taliban off its list of terrorist organisations, officials have indicated ...
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Putin wants to get closer to the Taliban
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Indonesian police arrest 8 suspected al-Qaida-linked militants: PALU, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's elite counterterrorism police arrested eight suspected ...
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Indonesian police arrest 8 suspected al-Qaida-linked militants
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At least 11 killed in attack on Iran’s IRGC in border province: State media: Several wounded in clashes in restive Sistan-Baluchestan province which borders ...
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Islamic State Escalates Anti-Russian Militant Campaign: The Islamic State organization and its violent progeny, ISKP, have viewed Moscow as their enemy since the ...
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Islamic State Escalates Anti-Russian Militant Campaign
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Former top general warns of 'inevitable' threats to US from Islamic State in wake of Moscow attack
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Bridging Divides: Finding a Regional and International Consensus for Afghanistan’s Future
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Bridging Divides: Finding a Regional and International Consensus for ...
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How ISIS has Europe and the US in sights after deadly Moscow attack: The threat of ISIS, also known as Islamic State, might have seemed to be waning as headlines ...
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How ISIS has Europe and the US in sights after deadly Moscow attack
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I went to secret schools during the first Taliban rule — how many more years will Afghan girls lose?
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I went to secret schools during the first Taliban rule — how many more ...
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ISIS and al-Qaida seek lone wolves online for terrorism: Terrorist groups have long used social media platforms, but this trend has significantly increased after ...
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ISIS and al-Qaida seek lone wolves online for terrorism
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Somali pirates free MV Abdullah cargo ship after $5m ransom paid: The pirates had demanded payment for the release of the crew
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Somali pirates free MV Abdullah cargo ship after $5m ransom paid
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Retired general says US ‘target No. 1’ for ISIS-K after Moscow attack: ISIS-K, the Central Asian offshoot of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group that carried ...
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Retired general says US ‘target No. 1’ for ISIS-K after Moscow attack
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Southeast Asia needs to step up its counterterrorism game: While Islamic State and al-Qaeda have lost ground in the region, they are still capable of recruiting ...
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Southeast Asia needs to step up its counterterrorism game
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Russia says it is working on removing Taliban from its terrorist list: Russia said on Tuesday it had important matters to discuss with Afghanistan's Taliban ...
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Russia says it is working on removing Taliban from its terrorist list
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ISIS-K attack in Moscow draws fears of plots in US, Europe: The deadly ISIS-K attack on a Moscow concert hall last week is raising concerns that plots by the ...
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ISIS-K attack in Moscow draws fears of plots in US, Europe
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As a Captive, I Learned that Violence Is What Terrorists Use for Music: In a personal essay, Theo Padnos views the Moscow attacks through his experience as a ...
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As a Captive, I Learned that Violence Is What Terrorists Use for Music
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Moscow attack reveals ISIS-K's widening strategy of deadly disruption: ISLAMABAD -- The bloody siege at a Moscow theater on Friday underlines the expanding reach ...
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Moscow attack reveals ISIS-K's widening strategy of deadly disruption
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‘A unique place’: Foreigners visit post-war Afghanistan | kuwaittimes: ‘A unique place’: Foreigners visit post-war Afghanistan - Lifestyle - His soldier son ...
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Terror threat in Germany: How a terror expert assesses it: After the attack near Moscow, Interior Minister Faeser warns of the high threat level in Germany ...
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Terror threat in Germany: How a terror expert assesses it
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What is ISIS-K, the group linked to the Moscow attack?: ISIS-K has become a global terror threat while the world has been distracted.
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What is ISIS-K, the group linked to the Moscow attack?
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Mali: Dozens of passengers abducted by suspected jihadists near Bandiagara freed | Africanews
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Why is Taliban relying on cement production to achieve Afghan self-reliance: Afghanistan's Taliban government is investing in cement production to achieve ...
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‘It’s hell’ – Families of Israeli hostages call for their release six months on: Sunday marks six months after Hamas’s raid on Israel that killed 1,200 people
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‘It’s hell’ – Families of Israeli hostages call for their release six ...
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Pakistan police link deadly attacks on Chinese workers to Taliban affiliate’s ‘broken switch’ terror cell
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Pakistan police link deadly attacks on Chinese workers to Taliban ...
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After the attack near Moscow: The trail to the “Islamic State”: The Kremlin continues to speak of Ukrainian involvement, even though IS claimed responsibility ...
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After the attack near Moscow: The trail to the “Islamic State”
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What is ISIS-K, the terror group claiming responsibility for the Moscow concert hall attack?
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Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
  • Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.

  • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.

  • Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.

  • By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
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Etidal, Telegram remove over 16 million extremist contents in early 2024: Together, they have managed to shut down 445 channels and remove over 16 million pieces ...
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Etidal, Telegram remove over 16 million extremist contents in early 2024
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Pakistan and Afghanistan must join forces to fight rising terrorism threat: Fighting between Islamabad and Kabul only emboldens attacks from outside groups ...
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Pakistan and Afghanistan must join forces to fight rising terrorism threat
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Opinion | The Bitter Choices in Fighting Terrorism: Leaders must measure the demands of compassion against the needs of strategy.
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Opinion | The Bitter Choices in Fighting Terrorism
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EU adds person, entity to sanction list targeting Daesh, Al-Qaeda terror groups: Decision reaffirms union's resolve to counter threats by these groups ...
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EU adds person, entity to sanction list targeting Daesh, Al-Qaeda terror ...
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‘It’s been defeated in the West, but it’s surged around the world’ - the threat posed by Isis-K
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‘It’s been defeated in the West, but it’s surged around the world’ - the ...
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How Isis recruited for Russia terror attack and where it’s targeting next: IS-K's strategy includes orchestrating jail breaks, launching amnesty bids and ...
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How Isis recruited for Russia terror attack and where it’s targeting next
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Saad al-Awlaki named new leader for al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch: Saad al-Awlaki has taken the helm of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula after the death its former ...
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Saad al-Awlaki named new leader for al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch