Thanks to @TimListerCNN for including my thoughts in this @CNN report on the ISKP threat and on the future Jihadist landscape in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country. cnn.com/2021/08/26/asi…
“However, Abdul Syed, a researcher and author on militant movements in Afghanistan and Pakistan, says that through devastating attacks in Kabul and Jalalabad, IS-K "has transformed to a new shape for a long battle in Afghanistan."
“He told CNN that it enjoys support from radical Salafists in several provinces.”
“Abdul Syed, who has studied the Pakistani Taliban in depth, notes that the fall of Kabul resulted in around 800 TTP prisoners being freed, including the group's deputy emir.”
“Abdul Syed, who has studied the Pakistani Taliban in depth, notes that the fall of Kabul resulted in around 800 TTP prisoners being freed, including the group's deputy emir.”
“The TTP renewed their oath of allegiance to the Taliban and exhorted their members to follow in the footsteps of their Afghan counterparts.”
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