The Islamic State in Khorasan: Afghanistan, Pakistan and the New Central Asian JihadOxford University Press, 1. aug 2018 - 292 pages So-called Islamic State began to appear in what it calls Khorasan (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, Iran and India) in 2014. Reports of its presence were at first dismissed as propaganda, but during 2015 it became clear that IS had a serious presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan at least. This book, by one of the leading experts on Islamist insurgency in the region, explores the nature of IS in Khorasan, its aim and strategies, and its evolution in an environment already populated by many jihadist organisations. Based on first-hand research and numerous interviews with members of IS in Khorasan, as well as with other participants and observers, the book addresses highly contentious issues such as funding, IS's relationship with the region's authorities, and its interactions with other insurgent groups. Giustozzi argues that the central leadership of IS invested significant financial resources in establishing its own branch in Khorasan, and as such it is more than a local movement which adopted the IS brand for its own aims. Though the central leadership has been struggling in implementing its project, it is now turning towards a more realistic approach. This is the first book on a new frontier in Islamic State's international jihad. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 How it All Began | 19 |
2 Aims and Strategy | 41 |
3 Efforts to Synchronise ISK with ISCentral | 67 |
ISK Structure Between Centralisation and Centrifugal Tendencies | 89 |
5 Drivers of Support for ISK | 121 |
6 The Expansion of ISK | 139 |
7 The Funding of ISK | 161 |
9 The Dead End of Salafism and ISK Adaptation | 193 |
Conclusion | 207 |
The New Layha of TehrikeKhalifat | 221 |
Organisational Diagram of ISK Early 2016 | 223 |
The Jihadist Network of Khorasan in 2011 According to Interviewees Only the Main Groups and Organisations are Mentioned | 225 |
The Jihadist Network of Khorasan in 2017 According to Interviewees Only the Main Groups and Organisations are Mentioned | 227 |
Notes | 229 |
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Abdul Achin advisers Afghan Afghan government Afghan Taliban Afghanistan Al-Afghani Al-Baghdadi amirs April Arab attack Azizullah Haqqani Baluchi Caliphate Central Asian component groups Daesh in Afghanistan December district donors Elder 11 External observer/participant Farah February fighters fighting Finance Commission funding Gansu Hafiz Saeed Haqqani network Helmand Hizb-i Islami insurgent Interview with Ally interview with Elder Interview with External Interview with IS-K Iran Iranian Iraq IS-Central IS-K members IS-K sources ISIS Islamic January Jaysh ul islam jihad jihadist jihadist organisations joined IS-K July June Kabul Kajaki Khadim Khilafat Khilafat Afghan Khorasan Khorasan-level leader Kunar Kunduz Lashkar-e leadership logistics madrasas Mansur March military Miran Shah Muslim Dost Nangarhar NDS officer November October operations Pakistan Peshawar Peshawar Shura propaganda province Qatar Quetta Quetta Shura recruitment reportedly Salafi senior cadre Shari’a Shi’as Shura Syria Syria and Iraq Taliban TTP commander villagers volunteers Wilayat Wilayat Khorasan Zabul