UN Security Council Warns of Growing IS-K Threat from Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The UN Security Council raised alarm on Monday over the increasing threat posed by Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, warning of its potential to destabilize the region and launch attacks beyond Afghanistan’s borders.

During a Security Council meeting on counterterrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, the UN undersecretary-general for counterterrorism, described IS-K as one of the “most dangerous branches” of the transnational terrorist organization. He warned that IS-K supporters had plotted attacks in Europe and were actively recruiting from Central Asian countries.