Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
Published on: Monday 10 June 2019
The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan the group is expanding its footprint, recruiting new fighters and plotting attacks on the United States and other Western countries, according to U.S. and Afghan security officials.
News source: http://www.startribune.com/islamic-state-expands-reach-in-afghanistan-threatening-west/511060051/
