ISIS release new propaganda video despite major setbacks in Afghanistan KHAAMA PRESS – Tue Feb 23 2016

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have released a new propaganda video despite major setbacks the terror group faced in Afghanistan in a series of deadly airstrikes and group operations.
The latest video was released on social media this afternoon which purportedly shows the loyalists of the terror group equipped with full military gear and in uniform similar as the ones worn by the fighters of the terror group in Syria and Iraq.
The high quality video starts with the footage showing the fighters of the terror group performing military exercises similar to the ones performed by the special operation forces.
Although the location where the video was created has not been ascertained so far, however the footage carries a sign of the Khurasan, the so-called Khurasan province, territorial scope of the terror group covering parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In other parts of the video, a group of masked armed men are shown carrying a prisoner in orange jump suit before he is executed for unknown reasons.
This comes as the Afghan defense officials recently said the loyalists of the terror group in Afghanistan have faced major setbacks as a result of the mounting military operations before they manage to establish and expand foothold in the country.
According to the coalition forces officials, around 1,000 to 3,000 Islamic State fighters in eastern Afghanistan are trying to establish a base of operations in the rugged mountains of Nangahar Province.
The officials further added that the loyalists of the terror group are operating in four or five remote districts of Nangarhar province.
Meanwhile, the US Forces in Afghanistan have also increased air campaign against the terror group in this province, carrying at least 20 airstrikes between late January and early February.
According to reports emerging earlier this month, the US forces in Afghanistan carried out at least 20 airstrikes targeting the loyalists of the terror group in a period of three months from late January to early February.
The US forces have increased air raids on the loyalists of the terror group after the Obama administration granted new authority last month, allowing the U.S. commanders in Afghanistan launch airstrikes against militants in the same way that the military targets fighters linked to al-Qaida.http://www.khaama.com/isis-release-new-propaganda-video-despite-major-setbacks-in-afghanistan-0153