ISIS-Khorasan, the Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan, has slammed the Taliban for maintaining close ties with China despite “wiping out Uyghur Muslims” in Xinjiang. In a propaganda magazine called “Voice of Khorasan,” ISIS-K also shared a photo of Taliban members praying with ISI leaders, while highlighting that many of the Taliban’s training camps and religious schools are located in Pakistan.
The terror group has opposed the Taliban’s repeated meetings and visits to China, Iran and Russia, calling them “Islam’s worst enemy.”
“While the Taliban consider the elimination of Uighur Muslims an internal matter for China, the massacres committed by Russia, the Iranian regime and their proxies … are also considered to be outside their jurisdiction,” it said.
The group has not supported the Taliban’s attempts to gain international recognition, saying they seek “political and international recognition for their thirst”. ISIS-K also questioned the Taliban’s policies of exclusion, saying the group’s “extreme nationalism and tribalism” had nothing to do with the “system of Islam”.
“The issue of extreme nationalism and tribalism unrelated to the Islamic system has always existed in the group. Love and hate depend on the tribe, not the Muslims,” it said.
The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August last year, promising to form an inclusive government as the international community demanded, but it has barely materialized. The Sunni Pashtun group expanded its cabinet in September to demonstrate its nonexistent inclusivity, as it offered members of minority communities such as Hazaras and Uzbeks a paltry portfolio.
“Even today, there is massive infighting within the group due to the strong hatred among Pashtuns, Uzbeks and Turkmens,” ISIS-K noted in its magazine.
ISIS-K, the Taliban’s sworn enemy, claims to be the true standard-bearer of jihad and rejected the agreement signed by the Taliban and the United States in Doha in February 2020. Notorious for some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. Recently, ISIS-K called on “jihadists” to join the fight, saying “the battle has only just begun.”
“The army of Allah has risen again to rule the lands of Allah by His Law, and by Allah’s will we are stronger than ever and harsher against the people of Kufr. The words of our noble leader will haunt forever following you. The battle has only just begun,” it said.
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