KABUL - Russian presidential representative to Afghanistan expressed his deep concerns regarding the expanding ISIL activities in Afghanistan.
“The number of the so-called ISIL guerrillas in Afghanistan has alarmingly increased, posing a direct threat against Central Asia and Russia,” Zamir Kabulov said, Al-Masdar reported.
Speaking in a press conference in Moscow, Kabulov pointed out to more than 10,000 ISIL militants in Afghanistan.
“Only one year ago, their number barely exceeded 100 people, but to unfortunately, today they display a significant growth in this region”, he added
“ISIL’ branch in Afghanistan has been training its member for possible attacks in the Central Asia and Russia and often the spoken language among the militants is Russian,” concluded Kabulov. (FNA)