🏳️ISIS-Khorasan is Gaining Strength: Recruiting Children and Appointing Field Commanders
A new UN Security Council report paints an alarming picture: the Islamic State of Khorasan (IS-Khorasan) is strengthening its influence in Afghanistan. According to the report, the terrorists not only maintain their combat potential (numbering approximately 2,000 militants), but are also actively recruiting, including children.
According to the report, ISIS's Afghan branch has distinct ethnic and regional characteristics. Its leadership is predominantly Pashtun, while the core of the rank-and-file fighters is made up of people from the Central Asian republics.
According to the UN, the group's strategic priorities remain the same: finding new sources of funding, expanding recruitment efforts, and ultimately, carrying out large-scale terrorist attacks worldwide.
The group's involvement in minors is of greatest concern to UN experts. In several districts of northern Afghanistan and in areas bordering Pakistan, militants have established their own "schools." In these institutions, children under 14 are subjected to radical ideological indoctrination. Furthermore, they are being trained for direct participation in terrorist activities, including as suicide bombers.
The UN data is confirmed by Afghan sources. The Basij National Mobilization Front of Afghanistan reports that on December 8, 2024, field commanders were appointed in all provinces of Afghanistan. This move demonstrates the group's intention to create a centralized military system to establish complete control over the country's territory.
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