{"id":689612,"date":"2021-08-27T08:50:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=689612"},"modified":"2021-08-27T08:50:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T12:50:51","slug":"isis-k-claims-responsibility-for-kabul-terror-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/isis-k-claims-responsibility-for-kabul-terror-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"ISIS-K Claims Responsibility For Kabul Terror Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisis-k-claims-responsibility-for-kabul-terror-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=689612&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/706EF001-AA4B-40D2-BD8F-3885C50877AD_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The terror group known as \u201cISIS-K\u201d has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Thursday terror attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/afghan-death-toll-95-kabul-airport-bombing\">killed<\/a> at least 13 U.S. service members and at least 95 Afghans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-kabul-airport-attack-2021-08-26\/\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> by Reuters, the Islamic State took responsibility for the attacks, which had been highly suspected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Reuters reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"23\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K)<\/span>, an affiliate of militants who previously battled U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq, said it had carried out the attack, which killed dozens of people \u2013 including Afghans who were trying to leave the country and at least a dozen U.S. service members.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>In claiming responsibility, Islamic State said a suicide bomber \u201cmanaged to reach a large gathering of translators and collaborators with the American army at \u2018Baran Camp\u2019 near Kabul Airport and detonated his explosive belt among them, killing about 60 people and wounding more than 100 others, including Taliban fighters.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>A Taliban official told Reuters the group arrested an ISIS fighter at the airport a few days ago and under interrogation he told them about plans for attacks. In response, the Taliban said it postponed gatherings in public places and advised its top leaders not to gather.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Friday, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/western-nations-race-complete-afghan-evacuation-deadline-looms-2021-08-25\/\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cIt was not clear if suicide bombers detonated both blasts or if one was a planted bomb. It was also not clear if ISIS gunmen were involved in the attack or if the firing that followed the blasts was Taliban guards firing into the air to control crowds.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cGeneral Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said U.S. commanders were watching for more attacks by Islamic State, including possibly rockets or car bombs targeting the airport,\u201d the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Thursday, President Joe Biden said the U.S. would respond to the attacks, but did not include specific information.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019ve also told my commanders to attack ISIS-K assets. And we will respond with precision, at our time, at a place that we choose, and the moment of our choosing,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/13th-u-s-service-member-dies-in-afghanistan-now-deadliest-day-of-conflict-since-2011\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a>. \u201cHere\u2019s what you need to know. These ISIS terrorists will not win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/who-is-isis-k-taliban-splinter-group-allegedly-responsible-for-kabul-terror-attack\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;Thursday, the group is known as \u201cISIS-K,\u201d which specifies it as the \u201cKhorasan\u201d branch of the Islamic State in Afghanistan. Khorasan is a wider historical region and \u201ca vast territory now lying in northeastern&nbsp;Iran, southern&nbsp;Turkmenistan, and northern&nbsp;Afghanistan,\u201d per&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Khorasan-historical-region-Asia\"><span class=\"s1\">Britannica<\/span><\/a>. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A 2018&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/programs\/transnational-threats-project\/past-projects\/terrorism-backgrounders\/islamic-state-khorasan\"><span class=\"s1\">report<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;by the Center for Strategic and International Studies noted, \u201cLike the Islamic State\u2019s core leadership in Iraq and Syria, IS-K seeks to establish a Caliphate beginning in South and Central Asia, governed by sharia law, which will expand as Muslims from across the region and world join.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIS-K has received support from the Islamic State\u2019s core leadership in Iraq and Syria since its founding in 2015,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The report added:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>IS-K disregards international borders and envisions its territory transcending nation-states like Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Furthermore, its global aspirations include \u201c[raising] the banner of al-Uqab above Jerusalem and the White House,\u201d which equates to the defeat of both Israel and the United States.<\/i><span class=\"s2\"><i>18<\/i><\/span><i>&nbsp;IS-K\u2019s ideology seeks to rid its territory of foreign \u201ccrusaders\u201d who \u201cproselytize Muslims\u201d as well as \u201capostates,\u201d which include anyone from Sunni Afghan National Army recruits to Hazara Shias.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Katherine Zimmerman, a fellow in foreign and defense policy for the American Enterprise Institute,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/isis-k-what-to-know-about-taliban-rival-feared-to-pose-threat-to-afghanistan-evacuation\"><span class=\"s1\">told<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;Fox News that the organization has a stricter view of its interpretation of Islam than the Taliban does, which has created an antagonistic relationship between the two groups.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThey define their enemies differently,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Islamic State sees anybody who does not accept its vision as an enemy \u2013 that includes the Taliban, that includes the Shia, that includes the west,\u201d Zimmerman added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">A former intelligence officer and senior fellow for the Hudson Institute,&nbsp;<span class=\"s3\">Michael Pregent<\/span>, told Fox News, \u201cThe Taliban is loyal to al Qaeda \u2026They have not pledged loyalty to ISIS-K, but that doesn\u2019t mean they won\u2019t just pause their rivalries to go and make America bleed on the way out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Tuesday, prior to the attacks, President Biden mentioned the terrorist group,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/08\/24\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-ongoing-evacuation-efforts-in-afghanistan-and-the-house-vote-on-the-build-back-better-agenda\/\"><span class=\"s1\">saying<\/span><\/a>, \u201cThere are real and significant challenges that we also have to take into consideration.&nbsp;The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan \u2014 which is the sworn enemy of the Taliban as well \u2014 every day we\u2019re on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both U.S. and Allied forces and innocent civilians.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The terror group known as \u201cISIS-K\u201d has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Thursday terror attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and at least 95 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}