Detained individuals were involved in pro-ISIS activities in social media networks, mainly spreading propagandas in Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Telegram.Afghan officials arrested 10 other ISIS facilitators during a separate operation in Nangarhar province . Afghan Special Forces, ISIS and the Taliban are preparing for a three-way battle in eastern Afghanistan. ISIS started an offensive against the Taliban few weeks ago in Kunar province - a fight that has displaced more than 20,000 people.USA and Brussels, however, deny any such role. Afghanistan’s neighbours are worried over this development.“The north of Afghanistan is turning into a support base for international terrorism led by the ISIS Afghan wing that is building a stronghold for implementing destructive plans in the spirit of the “caliphate’s” notorious ideology,” alleged an official from Afghanistan’s neighbouring country. There are allegations that IS intends to use its Afghan bases to destabilize Central Asian republics.The Afghan affiliate of Islamic State, sometimes known as Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) after an old name for the region that includes Afghanistan, has recruited many fighters from around the world, including Western countries.

Source: Economic Times April 22, 2019 06:44 UTC