From The Guardian: Jihadist Infighting or ISIS still calls the Taliban "Jihadist Lite".
That 's my own title. The actual Guardian title of this is "Why not all Islamist extremists are buoyed by the Taliban’s victory"
from article: Analysis: deep faultlines, especially with Isis, may counter Afghanistan’s propaganda advantage for jihadists(.)
Few doubt that the Taliban victory in Afghanistan will give violent Islamist extremists across the world a historic boost, encouraging them in their campaigns to overthrow and replace local regimes – but it has also revealed the deep faultlines that have weakened the jihadist movement in the past decade.
Sunni militants in the Middle East and beyond have already made clear they believe the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan vindicates their own strategies and ideology. Coming just weeks before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the events in Kabul have a powerful resonance. Many statements have been jubilant.
But there has been one notable exception among jihadist groups: the Islamic State (Isis), which considers the Taliban “apostates” because of their willingness to negotiate with the US, their apparent pragmatism and their failure to apply Islamic law with sufficient rigour.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/20/why-not-all-islamist-extremists-buoyed-by-taliban-victory-afghanistan
There's a lot more text and photos at the link to this long and worthwhile read. That's my opinion,
of course and I'll be happy to get back to posting photos of Scotland.
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