Islamic State of Khorasan and the Prospect of Nuclear Jihad against Russia and Central Asia

Musa Khan Jalalzai is a journalist and research scholar. He has written extensively on Afghanistan, terrorism, nuclear and biological terrorism, human trafficking, drug trafficking, and intelligence research and analysis. He was an Executive Editor of the Daily Outlook Afghanistan from 2005-2011, and a permanent contributor in Pakistan's daily The Post, Daily Times, and The Nation, Weekly the Nation, (London). However, in 2004, US Library of Congress in its report for South Asia mentioned him as the biggest and prolific writer. He received Masters in English literature, Diploma in Geospatial Intelligence, University of Maryland, Washington DC, a certificate in Surveillance Law from the University of Stanford, USA, and diploma in Counter terrorism from Pennsylvania State University, California, the United States.

• IntroductionSummaryChapter 1 ISIS in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis of Factors and Implications of ISIS Recruitments and Concept of Jihad-Bil-Nikah Yunis KhushiChapter 2 The Islamic State in ‘Khorasan’: How it began and where it stands now in NangarharBorhan OsmanChapter 3 Making Sense of Daesh in Afghanistan: A Social Movement PerspectiveKatja Mielke and Nick MiszakChapter 4 Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) in Afghanistan: An AssessmentAmina Khan Chapter 5 The ISIS Penetration in Afghanistan-Pakistan: Assessment, Impact, and Implications Abdul BasitChapter 6 Double Game: Why Pakistan Supports Militants and Resists U.S. Pressure to StopSahar Khan Chapter 7 The Two Faces of the Fatemiyun: The Women behind the FightersMohsen HamidiChapter 8 Daesh in South AsiaMaryam NazirChapter 9 Footprints of ISIS in South Asia: A Challenge to Regional Peace and StabilityShabana FayyazNotes to ChaptersIndex