Threat at home and abroad


Was there a Malaysian link to the horrific suicide bombings at Kabul airport which killed more than 200 people dead, including 13 US soldiers last week? Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities are questioning two Malaysians who were among six IS-K (Islamic State-Khorasan) fighters captured in the wake of the blasts.

The yet unidentified men were reportedly caught with four Afghans during a gun battle, according to Taliban intelligence chief Maulawi Saifullah Mohammed. IS-K is the Afghan chapter of the IS (also called Daesh) which has been fighting against both US forces and the Taliban in the country.

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