Russian Diplomat: There Are Now 10,000 Islamic State Fighters In Afghanistan

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RT: 10,000 ISIS fighters in Afghanistan ‘trained to expand to Central Asia, Russia’

The terrorist group Islamic State has dramatically increased its presence in Afghanistan and is preparing to expand into other Central Asian countries and Russia, a senior Russian diplomat warned.

The presence of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Afghanistan, is a significant security threat, said Zamir Kabulov, the head of the Asia and Middle East department of the Russian foreign ministry, who also serves as special envoy of the Russian president to Afghanistan.

“There are now 10,000 IS fighters in Afghanistan. A year ago there was a hundred. This growth over a year is spectacular,” he said.

“The Afghan branch of IS is definitely specialized against Central Asia. Russian is even one of their working languages,” Kabulov added. “They are being trained against Central Asia and Russia.”


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WNU Editor: The U.S. military n Afghanistan is definitely becoming worried on the growing Islamic State threat .... General: ISIS in Afghanistan potentially an 'enormous' threat (The Hill). The bombing campaign is also increasing .... The U.S. has launched more than 70 airstrikes this year against ISIS in Afghanistan (Washington Post).