Moderated by Al-Qaeda, TTP oversaw reunification of splinter groups in Afghanistan: UN
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Last Updated: Feb 06, 2021, 03:05 PM IST
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The 27th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team was submitted to the Security Council Committee concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da esh), Al-Qaeda and associated groups.
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Member States have also reported “little evidence” of significant changes in relations between Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
UNITED NATIONS: Moderated by Al Qaeda, terror group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is reported to have overseen a reunification of splinter groups in Afghanistan, a development that was expected to increase the threat in the region, according to a UN report.
Updated Feb 04, 2021 | 11:46 IST
ISIL-K is currently assessed to have between 1,000 and 2,200 fighters in Afghanistan spread across several provinces and is expected to continue to target Kabul and provincial capitals in future attacks. Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI
United Nations: Global terror group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan s (ISIL-K) new leader Shihab al-Muhajir heads its operations in India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and is said to have had an earlier affiliation with the dreaded Haqqani Network, according to a report of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The 12th report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (also known as ISIS and Da esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of member states in countering the threat said that ISIL-K currently has 1,000-2,200 fighters in Afghanistan spread across sev
ISIL-K s new leader heads India operations; may have had earlier affiliation with Haqqani network: UN
The Haqqani network, which has the backing of elements within the Pakistani security establishment, is one of Afghanistan s most experienced and sophisticated insurgent organisations.
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UNITED NATIONS: Global terror group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan s (ISIL-K) new leader Shihab al-Muhajir heads its operations in India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and is said to have had an earlier affiliation with the dreaded Haqqani Network, according to a report of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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ISIL-K s new leader heads India operations; may ve earlier affiliation with Haqqani network: UN
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Last Updated: Feb 04, 2021, 02:17 PM IST
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The Haqqani network, which has the backing of elements within the Pakistani security establishment, is one of Afghanistan s most experienced and sophisticated insurgent organisations, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organisation. ISIL-K continued to demonstrate resilience in Afghanistan notwithstanding its degraded military capabilities, including in Nangarhar and Kunar Provinces .
UNITED NATIONS: Global terror group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - Khorasan s (ISIL-K) new leader Shihab al-Muhajir heads its operations in India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and is said to have had an earlier affiliation with the dreaded Haqqani Network, according to a report of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterre