A U.S. official has told AFP that ISIS faceless myrmidons are heading to Afghanistan to continue their jihad and plot ’spectacular’ attacks against the United States.
A senior U.S. intelligence official in Kabul has told AFP "We know some have already made their way back here and are trying to transfer the knowledge, skills and experience they learned over there."
The official speaking on the condition of anonymity has further added that "If we don’t continue counterterrorism pressure against (IS in Afghanistan), there will be an attack in our homeland ‐ and a spectacular attack ‐ probably within the year."
This comes as both Afghan and U.S. forces are busy conduct regular operations and
s against the terror group in NangarharThe unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, Kunar, and other restive provinces in which the group has a presence.
The latest UN report suggest that the terror group has between 2,500 and 4,000 fighters in Afghanistan, according to AFP.
The group grabbed credit for a coordinated attack on Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology in Kabul city which left at least ten people dead and several others maimed.