Afghanistan turmoilAfghan chaos mounts as ISIS-K tries to tarnish Taliban triumph
Taliban and US forces find common enemy in radical Islamic State affiliate
Kabul street patrol: As the Taliban seeks accommodations with the West and China, it is being pilloried by remaining jihadis in ISIS-K for selling out. © Getty Images
ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer
September 15, 2021 15:05 JST
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.