Armed Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan

Target entity: Armed Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan
Context triple: [Afghan National Army, precededBy, Armed Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan]

• A. Ansar Dine
  Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.
• B. Afghan mujahideen
  The Afghan mujahideen were a loose coalition of Islamist and tribal guerrilla fighters who waged a U.S.- and Pakistan-backed insurgency against the Soviet-backed Afghan government in the 1980s.
• C. Taliban
  The Taliban is an Islamist militant and political movement originating in Afghanistan, known for its strict interpretation of Sharia law and its long-running insurgency against Afghan governments and international forces.
• D. Jabhat al-Nusra
  Jabhat al-Nusra is a jihadist militant group in Syria that served as al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country and became one of the most powerful Islamist factions in the Syrian conflict.
• E. Islamic State – Khorasan Province
  Islamic State – Khorasan Province is a regional branch of the Islamic State militant group active mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, known for insurgent attacks, terrorism, and opposition to both Western forces and the Taliban.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Armed Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan
Target entity description: The Armed Forces of the Islamic State of Afghanistan were the national military forces of Afghanistan under the Islamic State government that emerged after the fall of the communist regime in the early 1990s.

• A. Ansar Dine
  Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.
• B. Afghan mujahideen
  The Afghan mujahideen were a loose coalition of Islamist and tribal guerrilla fighters who waged a U.S.- and Pakistan-backed insurgency against the Soviet-backed Afghan government in the 1980s.
• C. Taliban
  The Taliban is an Islamist militant and political movement originating in Afghanistan, known for its strict interpretation of Sharia law and its long-running insurgency against Afghan governments and international forces.
• D. Jabhat al-Nusra
  Jabhat al-Nusra is a jihadist militant group in Syria that served as al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country and became one of the most powerful Islamist factions in the Syrian conflict.
• E. Islamic State – Khorasan Province
  Islamic State – Khorasan Province is a regional branch of the Islamic State militant group active mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, known for insurgent attacks, terrorism, and opposition to both Western forces and the Taliban.
• F. None of above. chosen