News Center — ISIS–Khorasan is an affiliate of ISIS active in Afghanistan and Pakistan and is considered one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the region. It seeks to carry out large-scale attacks inside and outside Afghanistan, while demonstrating its ability to recruit fighters and attract international funding.

A recent United Nations report issued today, Saturday, December 20, warned of the growing threat posed by ISIS–Khorasan in Afghanistan, noting that the group includes nearly 2,000 mercenaries, among them Pashtun leaders and fighters from Central Asian countries.

The report indicated that ISIS relies on recruiting children under the age of fourteen by indoctrinating them with extremist ideas and training them to carry out suicide operations in schools it has established in the north of the country and in areas near the Pakistani border.

It also explained that ISIS aims to conduct large-scale international attacks, while strengthening its recruitment capabilities and securing additional sources of funding. Analysts believe that the expansion of ISIS–Khorasan’s influence poses an ongoing threat to the security of Afghanistan and the wider region, warning that the absence of a coordinated response could lead to an escalation in terrorist attacks and worsening security risks