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The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan : strategic alliances and rivalries /

Amira Jadoon

The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan : strategic alliances and rivalries / by Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines - Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2025 - xi, 241 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The deadly attack on Kabul's airport in August 2021 shocked the world and brought concentrated attention to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK). New questions quickly arose: How did this ISIS affiliate become such a force in Afghanistan and Pakistan? And why is it now a lethal threat to the Taliban? Addressing these questions, Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines draw on original data and newly available primary sources to dissect ISK's inner workings and explain its rise and resilience"-- Provided by publisher


Eng

9781962551809 1962551806


Afghanistan-Politics and government-2001-2021
Islamic State-Khorasan Province-(Organization)
Pakistan-Politics and government-1988-1999
Terrorism-Afghanistan
Terrorism-Pakistan

363.325095491 / AMI-I