The International Crisis Group warns that the Islamic State-Khorasan Province remains a potent transnational threat even after the Taliban killed several of its senior leaders. In a briefing released 16 July, the Brussels-based think tank says ISIS-K has shifted part of its leadership to Pakistan and is increasingly orchestrating attacks beyond Afghanistan’s borders through decentralized online networks. The report cites recent operations in Iran, Russia, Turkey and Europe, including the March Moscow concert-hall massacre that left 149 people dead, as evidence of the group’s evolving strategy toward smaller, continual strikes abroad. It cautions governments against assuming the Taliban can contain the jihadist faction, arguing that Kabul may leverage the militant’s presence for international legitimacy and that a broader, long-term counterterrorism approach is required.