The ISK (Islamic State in Khorasan) rose in early 2015 in Afghanistan and became the deadliest group in the country. It has embraced vast number of local and foreign members into their ranks. Unlike other terrorist groups, ISK used rare indigenous factors as recruitment tactics. Existing push and pull factors at the community level instrumentalized by the group as a recruitment tactic to attract more people to the group. This paper analyze local grievances, ungoverned spaces, group defection, existing militancy-friendly environment, weak rule of law, Jihad al-Nikah and greed as the factors which has been driving local and foreign people to join the ISK.

Language English
Date of Publication 2021-04-01
Total Pages 22
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