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Terror against the Taliban: Islamic State shows new strength in Afghanistan
Terror gegen die Taliban: der Islamische Staat zeigt in Afghanistan neue Stärke
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract Since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the Taliban took power in the country, the local branch of Islamic State (IS) - the so-called Khorasan Province - has carried out dozens of attacks on Taliban "security forces" and civilians, resulting in hundreds of deaths. Many a... mehr
Since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the Taliban took power in the country, the local branch of Islamic State (IS) - the so-called Khorasan Province - has carried out dozens of attacks on Taliban "security forces" and civilians, resulting in hundreds of deaths. Many attacks have been in the old IS stronghold of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan and in the capital, Kabul, but the jihadists have also been active in Kandahar, Kunduz and Kunar. The latest terrorist acts demonstrate the enormous challenge that IS poses for the Taliban. Owing to a lack of funds, personnel and structures, the latter is unable to exercise effective control over all Afghan territory and significantly weaken IS. In fact, there is a danger that these shortfalls will allow IS to expand its terrorist activities beyond Afghanistan. While the neighbouring states of Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are particularly at risk, Europe, too, could become a target. (author's abstract)... weniger
Klassifikation
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Afghanistan; Regierungswechsel/Machtwechsel; Taliban; Implikation; Innere Sicherheit; Verhältnis zwischen Gruppen/Institutionen; Terroristen/Terrorgruppe; Ad-Daula al-Islamiya/Daʿiš; Heiliger Krieg (Islam); Terroranschlag; Strategie; Terrorismusbekämpfung; Vereinigte Staaten; Truppenabzug aus dem Ausland; Regionale internationale Sicherheit; Pakistan; Iran; Usbekistan; Tadschikistan; Religionsbezogene Ideologie; Al-Qa'ida; Europa
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Erscheinungsort
Berlin
Seitenangabe
8 S.
Schriftenreihe
SWP Comment, 12/2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2022C12
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung