ISIS has established a foothold in Afghanistan, says UN envoy

‘The top UN envoy in Afghanistan has said there was clear evidence that Isis has established a foothold in Afghanistan, a view echoed by Russia which urged the Security Council to stop its expansion.

Nicholas Haysom said experts had assessed that while Isis has not managed to develop “firm roots” in the country there was concern that it could offer inspiration to various, disparate splinter groups.

Russia’s deputy UN Ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, said Moscow was worried about the rise of the terrorist threat in Afghanistan and the broadening of Isis’s geographical activities.’

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