And while ISKP is certainly an Afghanistan-centric organization, it has origins and a deep history in Pakistan where it continues to operate. In fact, no other branch, save for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) at the very height of its caliphate project, has shown the ability to produce propaganda in anywhere close to as many languages as ISKP’s Al-Azaim Foundation for Media Production.Īccordingly, ISKP has expanded its kinetic operational range beyond Afghanistan and Pakistan with rocket attacks against Uzbekistan in April and Tajikistan in May. At the same time, ISKP has moved to spread its message globally with both original and translated materials in a significantly larger number of languages, including English. These findings contrast with the view that counterterrorism offers short-term gains at best and is counterproductive at worst.Since the Taliban took Kabul in August 2021, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has intensified and broadened its regional propaganda campaign to further target South and Central Asia. Both al-Qaida and the Pakistan Taliban experienced sustained reductions in operational capabilities, losses of bases, and high desertion rates they also faced growing political challenges, including from within their own organizations. In contrast, as the United States made substantial improvements in the L&S from 2008 to 2014, the campaigns against both groups became increasingly effective. counterterrorism capabilities aligning with the L&S allowed both al-Qaida and the Pakistan Taliban to build their operational infrastructure, expand their bases, engage in extensive recruitment drives, and broker important local alliances. drone war in Pakistan's Waziristan region from 2004 to 2014 reveal the influence of the L&S on targeted groups.
Empirical studies, including novel fieldwork data, on the U.S.
What explains the effectiveness of such campaigns? The variation in effectiveness may result from differences in select tactical, organizational, and technological capabilities of the counterterrorism state and its local partner, captured by the concept of the Legibility and Speed-of-Exploitation System (L&S). government has been waging counterterrorism campaigns against al-Qaida and other armed groups in safe havens and weak states.
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