Daesh-Khorasan

Daesh: The Return of the Jihadist Specter?

The attack that struck Moscow on March 22 highlights the resurgence of the jihadist group Daesh worldwide, spanning from the Middle East to Africa. This time, with the Khorasan cell firmly established in Central Asia leading the charge. The Russian invasion of Ukraine had previously monopolized attention, while the conflict between Israel and ...

Six Killed in Afghanistan Mosque Attack

A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said that on Monday around 9:00 pm (1630 GMT) "an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque" in Herat province's Guzara district. The state-run Bakhtar News Agency gave the ...