The UN noted the inability of the Taliban to resist the spread of IS in Afghanistan

“Another major negative development was the Taliban’s inability to stem the Islamic State’s expansion,” Lyons said at a UN Security Council meeting, quoted by RIA Novosti.

In mid-October, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that about 2,000 IS terrorists are in northern Afghanistan, and their leaders are hatching plans to spread influence over the Central Asian states and Russian regions.

* "Taliban" - the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.

** "Islamic State" (IS, ISIS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.