As the Taliban increase the tempo of violence in Afghanistan they face new competition from the rising Wilayat Khorasan
Gohel, S.
(2016).
As the Taliban increase the tempo of violence in Afghanistan they face new competition from the rising Wilayat Khorasan.
The recent attack on the Hazara Shiite community was claimed by ISIS, revealing the growing penetration of its Afghan affiliate Wilayat Khorasan. In this article, Sajjan Gohel discusses the significance of the latest attack, outlines the origins of Wilayat Khorasan and discusses the escalating rivalry between the new group and the Afghan Taliban.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2016 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 28 Apr 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/74689 |