Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Forests Are Turning a Profit for the Islamic State

Jul 15, 2019 | Stefanie Glinski, Foreign Policy
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Small numbers of fighters for the Islamic State of Khorasan Province, the Afghan branch of the militant group, have been in Kunar since 2015. But the group’s new stronghold is in Kunar’s deep forests, inheriting a booming wood industry previously controlled by the Taliban that is now generating a growing income for Islamic State militants.