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WATCH: NCITE panel discussion on the Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan

On April 11, NCITE co-hosted a panel discussion with UNO's Center for Afghanistan Studies on the Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Experts discussed the resurgence of IS in the region and what it means for national security.

  • published: 2023/04/12
  • contact: NCITE Communications - NCITE
  • email: ncite@unomaha.edu
Moderator stands at a podium to the left of stage with seated panelists.

Moderator Sher Jan Ahmadzai and panelists (from left to right) Amira Jadoon, Andrew Mines, and Austin Doctor discuss the Islamic State at a panel event in UNO's Milo Bail Student Center.

On April 11, NCITE brought together experts on the Islamic State to discuss the group's activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan and what it means for national security.

The event, co-hosted with UNO's Center for Afghanistan Studies, featured panelists Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines, co-authors of the new book The Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Strategic Alliances and Rivalries. The book discusses the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK), exploring how the ISIS affiliate became a force in the region.

NCITE's Austin Doctor, director of counterterrorism research inititatives, also served as a panelist. Sher Jan Ahmadzai, director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies, moderated.

Watch a full recording of the event below: