The commander of international forces in Afghanistan said today (May 23, 2015) that the Islamic State (IS) group is actively recruiting in Afghanistan but is not yet operational there, according to the Newsmax website.
Gen. John Campbell said the group's sophisticated social media campaign was attracting Taliban fighters based in Afghanistan and Pakistan who are disgruntled with the lack of progress in more than 10 years of fighting to overthrow the Kabul government.
Consequently, many were pledging allegiance to the IS group, which controls much of Syria and Iraq.
"We don't want it to continue to grow," he said, adding that efforts were being made to ensure its presence did not reach levels in Afghanistan similar to Syria and Iraq.
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