ISIS at war with Taliban

[Marauder06]

I disagree. I think something as big as "Taliban and ISIS declare jihad on each other" would be HUGE news and would be all over the major news outlets. The fact that one obscure F6 source is reporting this leads me to tend to disbelieve its accuracy.

 

[medicchick]

I've never heard of the Oslo Times. Are any more-familiar news outlets reporting this story?

Not sure if they are any better known but...

http://www.khaama.com/isis-taliban-announced-jihad-against-each-other-3206
http://www.breitbart.com/national-s...ort-isis-taliban-declare-jihad-on-each-other/
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/indi...e-wish-them-both-the-best-of-luck-232061.html
https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy...nd-islamic-state-declare-jihad-on-each-other/

Plus plenty more. No US MSM that I could find is reporting it though.

 

[x SF med]

No US MSM that I could find is reporting it though

No, you must be kidding? The US MSM not reporting something that might make our frenemies look bad?

 

[pardus]

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/isis-v-tal...one-another-battle-afghan-tribal-belt-1488877

via the Associated Press...
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-...es-into-afghanistan-is-even-fighting-taliban/
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-...es-into-afghanistan-is-even-fighting-taliban/

 

[AWP]

Cue a Gomer Pyle Surprise, surprise, surprise voice:

Islamic State could trip up U.S. plans to leave Afghanistan

Gen. John Campbell, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said Sunday that President Obama’s pledge to withdraw most of the 9,800 troops in Afghanistan by the end of 2016 was made before the appearance of Islamic State. He said the militant group has contributed to a worsening overall security situation in the country this year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/world/asia/afghanistan-us-steps-airstrikes-isis.html?_r=0

The increase in the use of American air power comes more than six months after President Obama declared that the American combat mission in Afghanistan had ended. The vast majority of the strikes appear to remain focused on Taliban forces, the traditional targets of American airstrikes here for more than a decade. But several have targeted insurgent commanders who defected from the Taliban to swear allegiance to the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.

"Well, if these Americans want to leave and we want them to stay, let's offer them a hub from which to fight ISIS. Problem solved and I won't swing from a lamppost this year."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...-islamic-state-taliban-regional-hub/30385633/

Although the Ghani idea remains nascent, U.S. officials said the concept enjoys some advantages. A regional hub in Afghanistan could potentially allow for the forward deployment of U.S. counterterrorism forces in the region and also provide a base to strengthen regional partners, including Afghan forces, who are in the lead fighting extremists.

Really, all you need to know about Afghanistan and our future there is in this photo:

Afghan children play with plastic guns on July 18 as they celebrate the second day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province.
(Noorullah Shirzada / AFP/Getty Images)