taliban. so isis k was formed in 2014. many of its top ranking members were actually disaffected members of both the afghan taliban and also the pakistani taliban. these are guys who think that the core taliban that now rules afghanistan which to cuddly for their liking. the distinction here is that the taliban is seeking and has always been seeking to establish an emirates, they want to control the nation-state of afghanistan. isis s mission is more messy and, deeply ideological, in fact. they look to establish the so-called caliphate, and they will not stop, since repeatedly, when the u.s. led coalition went into iraq they want to see the black flag flowing over the capitals of rome, london, washington d.c.. isis is a transnational terror organization. and isis-k, which essentially became a franchise of the core isis that grew up in the 11th
coalition went into syria and iraq, that they want to see the black flag flying over the capitals of rome, london, washington, d.c. so, you know, isis is a transnational terror organization. and isis-k, which essentially just became a franchise of the core isis that grew up in the levant and mesopotamia, shares the same theocratic ideology. it s true that isis-k and the taliban have been at war with each other for several years, ferociously, in some cases. there have been instances were the u.s. air force seeing both of them on the ground basically bombed isis-k knowing the taliban would overtake them on the ground. the problem is, and you can talk to any expert on afghanistan longer than i have, as you mentioned, because the isis-k fighters come from the former ranks of the taliban, they share