DISINFO: US is supporting and moving ISIS to Afghanistan
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
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- Date of publication: December 18, 2019
- Outlet language(s): Arabic
- Reported in: Issue 180
- Countries / regions discussed: Afghanistan, US
Tags:
Terrorism financing
Terrorism
Daesh
DISINFO: US is supporting and moving ISIS to Afghanistan
SUMMARY
There is ample evidence of America’s involvement in supporting ISIS and the transfer of its forces to Afghanistan. The latest statistics indicate that there are 2,500 to 4,000 ISIS members in Afghanistan.
RESPONSE
No evidence is provided to support the claim. Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the US supporting ISIS; examples can be found here and here. This message is part of a broader conspiracy theory alleging that the United States has established many terrorist organizations and controls global terrorism.
Both Russia and Iran are interested in portraying jihadist groups such as ISIS/Daesh as supported by the US. In reality, the US and NATO forces have been fighting ISIS, not helping them.