Conflict Trends Update

AFGHANISTAN

The Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed an attack on a military hospital in Kabul that killed at least 25 people and injured 50 others. This is the latest in a string of attacks by the jihadist group since mid-August when their bigger rivals the Taliban seized power. The Taliban have raided IS-KP hideouts, arrested hundreds of suspected members in the east and limited freedom of movement between provinces. However, Crisis Group expert Ibraheem Bahiss says the pace of IS-KP attacks has not diminished from previous years and the latest incident shows that the Taliban government will continue struggling with many of the security issues that plagued its predecessors.