Islamic State – Khorasan Province

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Islamic State – Khorasan Province is a regional branch of the Islamic State militant group active mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, known for insurgent attacks, terrorism, and opposition to both Western forces and the Taliban.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist extremist group
militant group
regional branch of the Islamic State
terrorist organization
activeInConflict Insurgency in Afghanistan (post-2021)
Swat Valley conflict
surface form: Insurgency in Pakistan

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
allies Islamic State central leadership
countryOfOperation Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
designatedAsTerroristBy Canada
European Union
India
Russia
United Kingdom
United Nations
United States of America
surface form: United States
enemyOf al-Qaeda
surface form: Al-Qaeda

Taliban
goal establish an Islamic State caliphate in the Khorasan region
ideology Islamic extremism
Salafi jihadism
notableCharacteristic extreme sectarian violence
transnational recruitment of fighters
opposes Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
surface form: Afghan government (pre-2021)

NATO
surface form: NATO forces

Pakistani state
Taliban
United States of America
surface form: United States
parentOrganization Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
surface form: Islamic State
region Khorasan
religion Sunni Islam
targets Hazara community
Shia Muslims
civilians
foreign forces
government officials
religious minorities
typeOfViolence insurgency
terrorism
usesTactic assassinations
bombings
improvised explosive devices
mass shootings
suicide bombing

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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) belligerent Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Afghan National Army opponent Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel opponent Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria hasBranch Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Afghan conflicts mainBelligerent Islamic State – Khorasan Province
ISIS hasBranch Islamic State – Khorasan Province
this entity surface form: ISIS-Khorasan (IS-K)
Afghan National Army Special Operations Command primaryOpponents Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Kabul airlift (2021) opposedBy Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces primaryOpponent Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (2022) associatedWith Islamic State – Khorasan Province
this entity surface form: Islamic State Khorasan Province
Islamic State central leadership influences Islamic State – Khorasan Province
this entity surface form: Islamic State Khorasan Province
Islamic State central leadership influences Islamic State – Khorasan Province
this entity surface form: Islamic State affiliates in South Asia
Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin opposedTo Islamic State – Khorasan Province
this entity surface form: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province