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A string of assassinations in Afghanistan point to ISIS-K resurgence – and US officials warn of possible attacks on American interests in next 6 months

  • Written by Andrew Mines, Research Fellow at the Program on Extremism, George Washington University
A string of assassinations in Afghanistan point to ISIS-K resurgence – and US officials warn of possible attacks on American interests in next 6 monthsA suicide attack in early March 2023 killed a Taliban governor in his office and two other victims.Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images)

Since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have struggled to contain the Islamic State Khorasan province, or ISIS-K – the official Islamic State group affiliate operating in Afghanistan.

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