ISIS-Khorasan capabilities to hold strikes in Af-Pak worrying, says US

The United States said it remains concerned about terror group ISIS-Khorasan’s (ISIS-K) capabilities to plot, conduct attacks and sustain recruitment campaigns, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

These remarks were made at the Security Council by Ambassador Dorothy Shea, Charge d’Affaires ad interim at the US Mission to the UN in her briefing on ‘Threats to International Peace and Security by Terrorist Acts.’

Shea added “Countering ISIS and other terrorist groups around the world is a top priority for the Trump administration...President

Trump’s message is clear: The United States always stands ready to find and eliminate terrorists who threaten the United States and our allies.” She noted that ISIS affiliates in Central Asia, most notably ISIS-Khorasan, also pose a significant global threat.

“We remain concerned about ISIS-K’s capabilities to plot and conduct attacks, as well as sustain recruitment campaigns, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” she said.

In his remarks to the briefing, Under-Secretary-General United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Vladimir Voronkov said that ISIL-K continued to pose a significant threat in Afghanistan, the region and beyond.

He said that in addition to attacks in Afghanistan, ISIL-K supporters plotted attacks in Europe.