Afghan chaos mounts as ISIS-K tries to tarnish Taliban triumph

Taliban and US forces find common enemy in radical Islamic State affiliate

ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer

TORKHAM, Pakistan -- As it tries to consolidate its interim government in Kabul, the Taliban is facing security threats from ISIS-K, Islamic State's regional affiliate, which has been leveraging the withdrawal deal with Washington to position itself as Afghanistan's last remaining jihadi movement.

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