ISIS-K

[ ahy-sis-key ]

noun

1. Islamic State Khorasan: an Afghanistan-based branch of ISIS. Also called Islamic State Khorasan Province, none ISIS-KP, none ISKP.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ISIS-K¹

First recorded in 2015–20

Example Sentences

Earlier this year, American intelligence tracked ISIS-K threats in Iran and Russia and notified those countries’ governments.

From Los Angeles Times

In Iran, ISIS-K killed 84 people with a bomb; in Moscow, four gunmen claiming ISIS-K affiliation slaughtered more than 140 people at a concert hall.

From Los Angeles Times

The Taliban is monitoring some groups and fighting others — including ISIS-K — which is an improvement, from the U.S. perspective, on its behavior before 9/11.

From Los Angeles Times

ISIS-K is believed to have several thousand soldiers, with Tajiks constituting more than half, experts said.

From New York Times

Hundreds of men from Tajikistan — a small, impoverished country in Central Asia controlled by an authoritarian president — have joined an affiliate of the Islamic State in Afghanistan known as the Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISIS-K, analysts say.

From New York Times