IS muscle-flexing in Afghanistan threatens Taliban and wider region

The Taliban is finding it hard to stem the IS-K insurgency

By: Cvete Koneska

Just over a year after it came to power in Kabul, the Taliban’s authority is now being undermined as it struggles to contain the IS-K, a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group. The group has expanded its presence in the north of Afghanistan and stepped up attacks across the country’s borders. The escalation comes four years after…