ISIL (ISIS) in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on Friday in the northern city of Kunduz.
Dozens of people were killed and others injured by the explosion inside a crowded Shia mosque during Friday prayers. It was the latest in a series of attacks by the armed group.
As it struggles to win international recognition, can the Taliban alone take on the threat of armed groups in the country?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Faiz Zaland – Professor of political science at Kabul University
Michael Semple – Chair at the Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen’s University, Belfast
Hashmat Moslih – Independent Afghan analyst