Amu: Pakistan’s envoy to the United Nations warned the Security Council that terrorism originating from Afghanistan poses the most serious threat to regional and global security, pointing to the presence of thousands of fighters from multiple groups operating there. “The situation in Afghanistan remains precarious, with some 2,000 fighters. ISIL-K poses the most serious threat,” Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said. He said while the Taliban administration has fought the Islamic State group’s local affiliate, ISIL-Khorasan, the presence of other groups such as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Baloch militant factions, and what he called Fitna al-Khawarij remains unaddressed. Click here to read more (external link).
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