Not surprising. ISIS has been poaching Taliban and TTP commanders for quite some time. Recently 5 TTP commanders pledged allegiance to ISIS including the spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid. It was rumoured that 4 of them came back to TTP.
Not surprising. ISIS has been poaching Taliban and TTP commanders for quite some time. Recently 5 TTP commanders pledged allegiance to ISIS including the spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid. It was rumoured that 4 of them came back to TTP.
If there really is such a thing as ISIS in Afghanistan (i.e. if it is not just a deniable front for the Haqqanis or their masters) and it gets into a turf fight with the Haqqanis and the Taliban then we will have an interesting experimental demonstration on our hands: a chance to see what counts for more? Ideological purity or state sponsorship? (I vote for state sponsorship, but if regional states fall into serious disrepair, then I vote for ideological purity).
The Soufan Group's contribution:http://soufangroup.com/tsg-intelbrie...e-of-khorasan/
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