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U.S. says worried about increase in attacks by ISIS-K in Afghanistan

FILE PHOTO: Taliban fighters stand as they hold a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

The United States is worried about the uptick in attacks by ISIS-K in Afghanistan and wants the Taliban to be successful against them, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Tom West said on Monday.

Speaking to reporters in a telephonic briefing, West said Washington was also getting ready for its next round of inter-agency engagement with the Taliban but he did not provide a date for when that would take place. He also added that Washington was not seriously considering reopening its Kabul embassy right now.

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay)

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