...embracing their inner Islamic Brute...has reportedly been "active in the northern districts of Musa Qala, Nawzad and Washir."
Two MPs from Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
and a member of the provincial council said ISIS has started recruiting in Helmand province, and is trying to create a footprint in southern Afghanistan ‐ which to date has not seen the presence of the terrorist groups.
Official intelligence and information from local sources are sufficient to show that ISIS has started its activities in the northern districts of Helmand, including Musa Qala, Nawzad and Washir, according to the MPs.
"Based on my information, a person named Zakir is trying to create a ISIS footprint in Nandaro village in Musa Qala district," said Ghulam Wali Afghan, an MP from Helmand.
"ISIS is growing [in Helmand] and is doing its recruitment and military training," said Mirwais Khadim, an MP from Helmand. "The government should pay serious attention to this matter, and so should the international community. NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
and the United States should cooperate and plan to prevent ISIS’s growth [in Helmand]."
The head of the Helmand Provincial Council, Attaullah Afghan, agreed: "We have been informed that ISIS has a presence in the northern parts of Helmand and has somehow started its recruitment."
Meanwhile,
...back at the pond, the enormous newt was trying to decide if Gloria was edible...
Helmand governor Yasin Khan said the Afghan cops are fully capable of fighting against ISIS, but he didn’t offer how.
"ISIS is trying to find a foothold in Helmand, but based on intelligence information, the practical activity of ISIS has not been seen in Helmand so far because people are not in their favor," the governor said.
This comes as parts of Helmand are under Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
influence, and the province has faced many festivities between Afghan forces and faceless myrmidons over the past few years.
Related:
Musa Qala: 2019-07-17 Airstrikes kill 5 Taliban militants in two districts of Helmand province
Musa Qala: 2019-06-23 Activists Barred From Meeting People In Taliban-Controlled Areas
Musa Qala: 2019-06-16 Helmond: Pak Talib tied up, 15 Talibs air struck
Musa Qala: 2019-07-17 Airstrikes kill 5 Taliban militants in two districts of Helmand province
Musa Qala: 2019-06-23 Activists Barred From Meeting People In Taliban-Controlled Areas
Musa Qala: 2019-06-16 Helmond: Pak Talib tied up, 15 Talibs air struck
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