S4 Ep1795: #AfterAfghanistan: ISIS pesters the Taliban. @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @LongWarJournal - a podcast by John Batchelor

 Photo:  In mid-January 2015, the Islamic State caliphate established a branch in Afghanistan called Khorasan (ISKP, or ISIS-K) and began recruiting fighters and clashing with the Taliban. It was created after pledging allegiance to the self-assumed worldwide caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. On 23 July 2016, Afghan and US forces began an offensive to clear Nangarhar province of Islamic State militants hours after the Kabul bombing; the operation was dubbed "Wrath of the Storm," involving both Afghan regular army and special forces. here: Wrath of the Storm.

#AfterAfghanistan:  ISIS pesters the Taliban.  @BillRoggio @ThomasJoscelyn @LongWarJournal