US Defense Ministry: Taliban is not our partner in the fight against ISIS

A Pentagon spokesperson stated on Thursday that the U.S. has international partners in the fight against ISIS.

However, Sabrina Singh emphasized that the U.S. does not view the Taliban as a partner in the fight against ISIS.

Previously, NBC News reported, citing its sources, that due to the growing global threat posed by ISIS, Biden administration officials are considering expanding cooperation with the Taliban regime to help track down ISIS-Khorasan.

The U.S. and other Western governments are working to counter the increasing threat of ISIS-Khorasan. Until earlier this year, U.S. and Western officials believed that ISIS-Khorasan intended to carry out attacks outside Afghanistan but lacked the capability to do so.

However, this view changed after ISIS’s attack on the Crocus Concert Hall in Moscow on March 22, which resulted in 130 deaths.

The Taliban have had bloody confrontations with ISIS in recent years and claim that ISIS has been suppressed and no longer poses a threat to them or other countries.

Despite these claims, Taliban officials continue to deny the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan, even as ISIS-K carries out attacks, particularly targeting the Hazara community in the country.

The ongoing violence and attacks by ISIS-K in Afghanistan highlight the persistent threat the group poses, challenging the Taliban’s assertions of control and raising concerns about the broader security situation in the region.

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