Salafi movement
Conservative reform movement within Sunni Islam
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| 2024 | Carried out the Kerman bombings in Iran and the Crocus City Hall attack in Russia. |
| 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. |
| July 2023 | ISIS-K conducted a suicide bombing in Khar, Pakistan at a JUI (F) rally, killing 63 people. |
| June 2023 | Following the D-ISIS Ministerial, Minister Belkin announced Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufay'i and Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Mainuki as terrorists under Executive Order 13224. |
| February 16 2023 | Senior IS leader Hamza al-Homsi blows himself up during a US-led raid in Syria. |
| 2022 | Lafarge was found guilty of paying IS and agreed to pay $778 million in forfeiture and fines as part of a plea agreement. |
| 2022 | Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) conducted raids against ISIS-K targets and infiltrated several of their communication channels, temporarily disrupting their content distribution. |
| November 2022 | ISIS–K began launching attacks on diplomats from China and Pakistan, aimed at deterring foreign recognition and support for the Taliban government. |
| November 30 2022 | IS announces their unidentified leader was killed in battle and names a new successor. |
| November 19 2022 | Prof. Dr. K. H. Haedar Nashir continues leadership at the 48th Congress in Surakarta. |
| October 2022 | IS's Sahel province captured the rural committee and town of Ansongo in Mali. |
| 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'. |
| February 3 2022 | Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi kills himself and his family during a US counter-terrorism raid. |
| 2021 |
Salafi jihadism
U.S. retreat from Afghanistan seen as potentially reinforcing the Salafi jihadist movement's influence and activities.
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| 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 17 2021 | IS supporters urged the establishment of 'New Provinces' in Indonesia. |
| 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 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 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. |
| August 26 2021 | Taliban claimed to have caught two Malaysians of ISIS-K following a gun battle in Kabul. |
| January 5 2021 | The diplomatic blockade between Saudi Arabia and Qatar officially ended, with Kuwait mediating a resolution between the two countries. |
| 2020 | A known Bangladeshi national of ISIS-K was arrested by the Afghan intelligence agency. |
| 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. |
| July 3 2020 | Philippines enacts Anti-Terrorism Act, addressing Islamic State threats |
| 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. |
| March 23 2020 | Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs declares Islamic State a terrorist organization |
| December 21 2019 | French forces kill over 33 Islamist militants in Mali using attack helicopters, drones, and ground troops near the Mauritanian border |
| October 29 2019 | US forces kill IS spokesman Abul-Hasan al-Muhajir in an airstrike in Syria. |
| September 2019 | A statement claims Abdullah Qardash is named as al-Baghdadi's successor, though analysts dismiss this as a fabrication. |
| September 4 2019 | Venezuela's National Assembly designates Islamic State as a terrorist organization |
| 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 16 2019 | Iraq designates Islamic State - Khorasan Province as a terrorist organization |
| May 16 2019 | Iraq takes action against IS-K |
| 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 | 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. |
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