Disenchanted militants in South Asia eye Islamic State with envy

"Look, we have been fighting for years but we don't have an inch of land in our possession in Afghanistan," said the senior commander, who spoke from the Afghan province of Kunar.
"On the other hand, Daish, within limited time, captured vast areas in Iraq and Syria and established Sharia. This is what is being discussed all the time in our circles."
"We have serious doubts about whether he (Omar) is alive at all ... Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is visible and is leading his people," the commander said, referring to the IS leader.


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