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The Growing Influence of IS in Afghanistan
The threat of so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan
The Taliban remains a grave threat to the developing democratic institutions of Afghanistan but so-Islamic State has carried out a number of substantial attacks in the past year. Could they grow in power in Asia as they diminish in Iraq and Syria?
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(Image: Afghan security forces inspect the site of attack on British charity Save the Children office in Jalalabad on 24th January 2018. Credit: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images)
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