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How Islamic State Got a Foothold in Eastern Afghanistan


How Islamic State Got a Foothold in Eastern Afghanistan
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When Pakistan launched its military operation against militants in the lawless tribal region of North Waziristan, many crossed the long, porous border into Afghanistan. As VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem reports, some of them may have formed a branch of the violent Islamic State group in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province.

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