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Rise of ISIL in Afghanistan triggered regional alliance

Sunday, 26 June 2016 6:03 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 26 June 2016 6:03 PM ]

Afghan policemen block a road as they keep watch at the site of a suicide attack to have hit a minibus carrying foreign security guards in Kabul on June 20, 2016. AFP

Fayez Khorshid
Press TV, Kabul

Afghan officials have expressed concern about attempts by ISIL terrorists to expand their presence in the country. They believe the group is using Afghanistan as a springboard for greater access to central Asia. Regional countries are now trying to coordinate their efforts to counter the rising threat. Press T-V’s Fayez Khorshid has more in this report:

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