Amrullah Saleh says Taliban, ISIS-K & Haqqani are linked

Afghanistan's self-proclaimed president Amrullah Saleh said that the Taliban have learnt it from their master Pakistan to deny their links with ISIS. There is every evidence to show that Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-K) has links with the Taliban and the Haqqani network.Earlier, Taliban denounced the Kabul airport attack, the responsibility of which was later claimed by the Islamic State. The Taliban in its statement blamed the United States for the attack and said that the attack took place because of the presence of foreign troops in the airport. Amrullah Saleh said that Taliban, the Haqqani network and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province are linked, no matter how much the Taliban dismiss their links with these groups like Pakistan does with Quetta Shura.

Every evidence we have in hand shows that IS-K cells have their roots in Talibs & Haqqani network particularly the ones operating in Kabul. Talibs denying links with ISIS is identical/similar to denial of Pak on Quetta Shura. Talibs hv leanred vry well from the master. #Kabul

— Amrullah Saleh (@AmrullahSaleh2) August 27, 2021

Haqqani network is known as the most radical and violent branch of the Islamist movement. It has perpetrated the deadliest attacks in Afghanistan in the last 20 years. The group was formed by Jalaluddin Haqqani, who was a valuable CIA asset in the 1980s. He later allied with the Taliban and also served as a minister between 1996 and 2001.