SIGAR: ISKP Remains a Major Threat to Afghanistan and Region as Attacks Rise in 2024

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP), ISIS’s regional affiliate, remains a serious threat to Afghanistan and the broader region, with a sharp rise in attacks in 2024, according to a new report by a U.S. watchdog.

In its quarterly report released on Friday, the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) revealed that ISKP claimed responsibility for 60 attacks in 2024, a 40% increase from the previous year. The report highlighted that these attacks were carried out in Afghanistan, as well as in Iran, Russia, Pakistan, and Turkey.