Format:
1 Online-Ressource (241 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781685852856
Content:
The deadly attack on Kabul's airport in August 2021 shocked the world and brought concentrated attention to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK). New questions quickly arose: How did this ISIS affiliate become such a force in Afghanistan and Pakistan? And why is it now a lethal threat to the Taliban? Addressing these questions, Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines draw on original data and newly available primary sources to dissect ISK's inner workings and explain its rise and resilience.
Content:
Cover -- Title Page -- copyright page -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Ch 1- Emergence of the Islamic State Khorasan -- ISK's Operational Environment -- Dominant Militant Organizations -- Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Infrastructure in Afghanistan and Pakistan -- ISK's Opportunities and Challenges -- Central Question and Argument -- About the Book -- Overview of Chapters -- Notes -- Ch 2- Ideology and Goals -- Finding Friends in the Neighborhood -- ISK's Goals, Ideology, and Propaganda -- Links to IS-Central Support -- The Persistent Appeal of ISK -- Notes -- Ch 3- Tracing ISK's Operational Capacity -- The Targets, Tactics, and Strategic Logic of ISK's Violent Campaigns -- The Evolution of ISK's Targeting Capacity and Method, 2015-2019 -- Figure 3.1 ISK's Operational Rise and Decline, 2015-2019 -- Figure 3.2 ISK Attack Locations, 2015-2019 -- Figure 3.3 ISK Target Selection, 2015-2019 -- Table 3.1 ISK Attack Target Subcategories, 2015-2019 -- Table 3.2 Lethality by Tactic Type, 2015-2019 -- ISK's Resurgence in 2020 and 2021 -- Figure 3.4 ISK Attacks, 2020-2021 -- The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of ISK's Operational Capacity -- Notes -- Ch 4- Surviving State-Led Operations -- The Nature and Magnitude of Operations Against ISK -- Figure 4.1 Total Reported ISK-Linked Losses in Afghanistan by Province, 2015-2020 -- Figure 4.2 Total Reported ISK-Linked Losses in Pakistan by Province, 2015-2020 -- ISK's Leadership Structure and Leadership Losses -- Table 4.1 Model of ISK Leadership by Tier -- Figure 4.3 Summary of Leadership Losses by Tier and Country -- Implications of Leadership Losses -- Table 4.2 Summary of Reported Governor (Wali) Losses, 2015-2020 -- Figure 4.4 Yearly Trends in ISK Losses and Attacks Data, 2015-2020 -- Mapping the Evolution of ISK's Losses, Attacks, and Lethality -- Surviving Counter-ISK Operations.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781955055857
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781955055857
Language:
English
Keywords:
Afghanistan
;
Pakistan
;
Islamischer Staat Provinz Chorasan
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