The regional affiliate of the Daesh group has been the key rival of the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 which has increased its attacks, targeting both Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan's Shia minority.
“I reject Harry’s comments about killing people as though they are pieces on a chessboard,” Russian artist Andrei Molodkin said in reference to the British royal’s claim that he killed 25 people during his second tour in Afghanistan.