RASC News Agency: Fox News, the American television network, has issued a report detailing a fatal assault in Russia, attributing responsibility for the attack to the ISIS Khorasan group. As outlined in the Fox News report, although the United States and its primarily Kurdish allies have largely dismantled ISIS’s caliphate in Iraq and Syria, the faction known as “ISIS in Afghanistan” remains highly active post-caliphate.
Citing insights from Max Abrahms, a terrorism expert and professor of political science at Northeastern University, the report suggests that ISIS Khorasan has seized upon the U.S. withdrawal to bolster its ranks, particularly drawing recruits from Afghanistan and Central Asia. Fox News observes that while ISIS Khorasan originated in 2015 with a focus on Afghanistan, it has since expanded its influence globally, including into the remote regions of Russia’s Central Asian periphery.
The report speculates on potential ideological parallels between ISIS Khorasan and the Afghanistani Taliban group, while highlighting the significant threat posed by ISIS Khorasan to Taliban governance. It contends that ISIS Khorasan seeks to undermine Taliban authority and disrupt foreign interests in Afghanistan.
