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| Taliban uncharted economic policy may exacerbate ISIS threat |
| 2021-12-30 |
| [NATION.PK] At this moment, the Taliban ...Arabic for students... regime in Afghanistan is acting (or at least trying) as a counter insurgency force. Though not in swathes, but whatever the presence of IS-K is in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. and Kunar, it has kept the Taliban on its toes ever since they took Kabul. Furthermore, there is an imminent humanitarian crisis on the horizon because of the uncertainty prevailing around the status of Taliban government and subsequent diplomatic relations with the world. While the west and other countries are reluctant for obvious reasons, Taliban and Pakistain are pushing for international recognition as a solution for regional and global security. However, |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 There is a strong likelihood of a massive spillover of fighters to IS-K if Taliban secure loans from international lenders or even states on a certain interest rate. IS-K has accused the Taliban regime of betraying the religion in letter and spirit and this could be a really big nail in the coffin of the group, if not the final. The assumption here is that these people really believe what they preach. Maybe jihadism is just a horse each player is riding to temporal power. They'll use Islamic rhetoric against their enemies within and without, but flout these principles if that's what it takes to hang on to power. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2021-12-30 17:43 |