ISLAMABAD -- The growing strength of ISIS-K, the Islamic State's regional affiliate in Afghanistan, has unsettled both the new Taliban regime in Kabul and neighboring countries, including China, Pakistan and Iran.
Militant Sunni group attracts disaffected Taliban, former government soldiers

ISIS-K, Islamic State's regional affiliate, has recruited both disaffected Taliban militants and former government soldiers. (Source photo by Reuters and Getty Images)
ISLAMABAD -- The growing strength of ISIS-K, the Islamic State's regional affiliate in Afghanistan, has unsettled both the new Taliban regime in Kabul and neighboring countries, including China, Pakistan and Iran.