The US fears a growing threat from the Afghan affiliate of ISIS
ISIS Khorasan/Khorasan Province has changed its online recruitment tactics, "with the aim of carrying out attacks against the US and other Western countries", according to US security experts.
American officials and analysts emphasize that as early as 2023, the Islamic State branch in Afghanistan increased its recruitment efforts, "launching a sophisticated propaganda campaign designed to convince disgruntled Muslims to carry out terrorist plots in the United States and other Western countries."
In an effort to garner support and attract supporters from various Muslim diasporas in Europe and the US, ISIS's Afghan branch has produced numerous videos and articles in more than a dozen languages, including Dari and Pashto, the two main languages of Afghanistan.