ASADABAD (Pajhwok): The governor on Thursday claimed the Islamic State militant group had launched a recruitment campaign in eastern Kunar province.
Waheedullah Kalimzai told Pajhwok Afghan News in an interview that the recruitment process of the group known in Afghanistan as Daesh had been ongoing over the past one year and their number had reached 500 fighters.
“Daesh rebels have not yet carried out any attack in Kunar but they have been seen with arms in some parts of the province,” he said, citing intelligence information.
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