Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Islamic State branch in Central and South Asia
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| 2024 | ISPP claimed responsibility for the Sibi bombing in Balochistan. |
| 2024 | ISPP claimed responsibility for the Balochistan bombings. |
| June 2024 | US officials arrested eight Tajik men in Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia for an alleged ISIS-K plot, with connections to a Central European cell. |
| March 22 2024 | Four Tajik gunmen carried out the Crocus City Hall attack in Russia, killing 145 and injuring 551. This became ISIS-K's most high-profile external operation and the deadliest Islamic State attack on European soil. |
| January 3 2024 | ISIS-K executed a twin bombing against Iranians mourning Qasem Soleimani at his grave in Kerman, Iran, killing 96 and injuring 284. |
| September 2023 | The Defense Intelligence Agency reported no observations of ISIS-Core financial support to ISIS-K in this quarter. |
| July 2023 | ISIS-K conducted a suicide bombing in Khar, Pakistan at a JUI (F) rally, killing 63 people. |
| January 2023 | Bilal al-Sudani was killed by the United States military in a raid on his cave complex in northern Somalia. |
| 2022 | Bilal al-Sudani, a key ISIS leader overseeing the organization's presence in Africa, transferred funds to ISIS-K. |
| November 2022 | ISIS–K began launching attacks on diplomats from China and Pakistan, aimed at deterring foreign recognition and support for the Taliban government. |
| October 2022 | ISIS-Core leadership almost certainly provided direct financial support to ISIS-K and exercised control through leadership appointments and financial support. |
| September 6 2022 | Human Rights Watch reported that since the Taliban's takeover, ISIS-K had claimed responsibility for 13 attacks against Hazaras, killing and injuring at least 700 people. The group also claimed responsibility for bombing the Russian embassy in Kabul. |
| July 3 2022 | Afghanistan experiences significant IS-K activity |
| July 3 2022 | Afghanistan officially recognizes threat of Islamic State - Khorasan Province |
| May 7 2022 | ISIS-K conducted its second external operation by launching seven rockets from a Katyusha launcher from the Afghan-Tajik border in Takhar Province, targeting the 'headquarters of the apostate Tajik army'. |
| April 2022 | Launched rockets from Afghan territory into Uzbekistan, marking the beginning of external operations beyond traditional areas. |
| April 18 2022 | ISIS-K launched its first external operation by firing ten rockets from a Katyusha launcher from northern Afghanistan into the Uzbek border city of Termez, as part of a 'Raid of Revenge for the Two Sheikhs'. |
| 2021 | After the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, several members of the Afghan intelligence agency and Afghan national army joined the Islamic State – Khorasan Province. |
| November 22 2021 | Ismatullah Khalozai was sanctioned by the United States for providing financial support to ISIS-K on behalf of ISIS-Core leadership. |
| August 2021 | Following the NATO forces withdrawal from Afghanistan, ISIS-Core continued to directly fund ISIS-K through various transfer mechanisms. |
| August 2021 | Al-Azaim Media Foundation appeared publicly for the first time, coinciding with the US military withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Kabul. This marked a consolidation of ISIS-K's previous media organizations Khalid Media and Black Flags into a single propaganda production entity. |
| August 2021 | Taliban took control of the Afghan central government following the United States withdrawal and collapse of the Afghan National Army (ANA), initiating a violent counterinsurgency struggle against ISIS–K. |
| August 29 2021 | A U.S. drone attack against a suspected Islamic State bomber in Kabul killed a family of nine, including six children. |
| August 27 2021 | United States launched an airstrike against three suspected ISIS-K members in Nangarhar Province. |
| August 26 2021 | A suicide bomber attacked Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, killing over 170 people, including 28 Taliban members and 13 U.S. military personnel. This attack occurred after numerous ISIS-K prisoners had been released or escaped. |
| November 2 2020 | An attack on Kabul University killed more than 32 people and injured 50 others. ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| July 26 2020 | A United Nations report acknowledges that while ISIS-K has suffered significant territorial losses in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, the group remains a potential threat capable of conducting high-profile attacks across Afghanistan, including in Kabul. |
| May 2020 | ISIS-K's territorial control is reportedly limited to parts of Chawkay District in Kunar province, specifically Chalas village, Dewaygal Valley, and Shuraz Valley. |
| May 12 2020 | ISIS-K attacked a hospital's maternity ward in Kabul and a funeral in Kuz Kunar, resulting in 56 deaths and 148 injuries, including newborn babies, mothers, nurses, and mourners. |
| April 5 2020 | Shahab al-Muhajir (Sanaullah Ghafari) becomes the seventh and incumbent Wali of ISIS-K |
| April 4 2020 | Afghan military forces arrested IS head Aslam Farooqi and 20 other commanders in a National Directorate of Security operation. |
| September 4 2019 | Joint operation by Counter Terrorism Department, FIA, and Balochistan Constabulary killed at least 6 ISIS militants in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area. One Balochistan Constabulary official was killed, and eight Counter Terrorism Department officials were injured. |
| August 21 2019 | Airstrike killed six IS militants in Nangarhar province, including two Pakistani nationals. |
| August 17 2019 | A suicide bombing during a wedding in a Kabul wedding hall killed at least 92 people and injured over 140. ISIS-K claimed responsibility, stating the attack targeted Shi'ites. |
| May 2019 | Shortly after its formation, ISPP conducted attacks in multiple locations, including killing a Pakistani policeman in Mastung and a TTP militant in Quetta. |
| May 16 2019 | Iraq takes action against IS-K |
| May 16 2019 | Iraq designates Islamic State - Khorasan Province as a terrorist organization |
| May 15 2019 | ISIS declares new 'Pakistan Province' and 'India Province' branches after claiming attacks in Balochistan and Kashmir, indicating potential geographical restructuring of the Khorasan Province. |
| May 14 2019 | Argentina designates IS-K as a terrorist organization |
| May 14 2019 | The United Nations Security Council's ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee officially listed ISIS-K as a designated entity (QDe.161), becoming the first ISIS affiliate to be individually designated by the UN. |
| April 2019 | Mawlawi Aslam Farooqi becomes the sixth Wali of ISIS-K |
| April 2019 | Ziya ul-Haq is dismissed from leadership for poor performance |
| April 30 2019 | Afghan government forces conducted clearing operations against ISIS-K and Taliban in eastern Nangarhar Province. The National Directorate of Security claimed 22 ISIS-K fighters were killed and two weapons caches destroyed. |
| January 10 2019 | Senior ISIS-K commander Khetab Emir killed in a raid in Nangarhar, who was reported to have facilitated major attacks and provided bombmakers with explosive materials. |
| January 1 2019 | Afghan Special Forces attacked ISIS-K in Nangarhar Province's Achin District, killing 27 militants, including local leaders Sediq Yar and Syed Omar. |
| August 25 2018 | Abu Saad Erhabi is killed in a joint US and NDS (National Directorate of Security) raid, ending his leadership of ISIS-K |
| July 2018 | Twin suicide bombings killed at least 131 people at election rallies in Pakistan. |
| July 2018 | Taliban launched an offensive against IS in Jowzjan province. |
| June 21 2018 | India designates IS-K as a terrorist organization |
| May 23 2018 | Canada designates IS-K as a terrorist organization |
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