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Islamic State – Khorasan Province
branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ISIS-K is a branch of the Islamic State militant group active in Asia, mostly in Afghanistan. ISIS-K's goal is to overthrow governments in the Khorasan province and form a Islamic state under Islamic law. The group formed from a merger of 137 militant groups who then went to join the Al-Nusra Front and later returned back to the Khorasan area to spread Islam and do jihad in the area.[17]
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Islamic State – Khorasan Province | |
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الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية خراسان | |
![]() Logo of the Islamic State's Khorasan Province | |
Leaders | Wali:
Known leaders: |
Dates of operation | 26 January 2015[2]–present |
Headquarters | Achin District, Afghanistan (de facto, originally) |
Active regions | |
Size | 4,000–6,000 (UN)[3] |
Part of | ![]() |
Allies | Subgroups
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Opponents | Non-state opponents
State opponents |
Battles and wars | Operation Khyber War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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