#ISIS-#Khorasan - "too soon to discount it as a threat" per latest @UN report
"Although in territorial retreat, #ISIL-K remains capable of carrying out high-profile attacks... It also aims to attract #Taliban fighters who oppose the agreement with the United States"
Intelligence from @UN member states estimates #ISIS-K has about 2,200 fighters, led by Matiullah Kamahwal, Abdul Tahir & Syrian national Abu Said Mohammad al-Khorasani
2 other senior ISIS leaders - Abu Qutaibah & Abu Hajar al-Iraqi - also recently arrived from the Middle East
#ISIS-K has maintained contact with new overall ISIL leader, al-Mawla, although the #ISIL core is no longer assessed to play a key role in the internal decision-making of ISIL-K" per @UN report
Some @UN member state intelligence indicates if #ISIS-K comes under additional pressure in #Afghanistan's #Kunar province, fighters will retreat to "#Badakhshan and other northern provinces"
#ISIS-#Khorasan "works with networks of supporters in Maldives" per new @UN report, possibly linked to #ISIS arson attack on #Mahibadhoo Harbour in April
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