A Taliban-affiliated outlet published a confession video of an alleged ISKP member outlining recruitment in Pakistan, training in Balochistan, and entry via Torkham—claims that, while unverified, align with known ISKP TTPs and merit targeted corroboration.

As governments collapse and foreign fighters grow restless, ISIS is exploiting global instability to rebuild its networks, recruit aggressively, and stage both local insurgencies and international terror attacks.