Who is IS-K and where have they come from?

At least 13 people including children were killed in a blast outside the airport on 26 August. The blast occurred outside the Abbey Gate and follows recent security warnings of attacks ahead of the 31 August deadline for US troops withdrawal.  EPA/AKHTER

epa09430529 Smoke billows from the airport area after a blast outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 26 August 2021. Source: EPA

ISK has claimed the twin suicide attacks on Kabul's airport. Also known as ISIS-K or Islamic State Khorasan, who are they and where have they come from?



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