“Militancy has changed its face many times in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region over recent decades — from Mujahid to Mullah, Taliban to Al Qaeda. Now IS is spreading its message across the region. ‘The self-styled Islamic State has expanded the war from physical to virtual spaces which has made the challenge of terrorism even more complex,’ Afghan security analyst Inayatullah Kakar says.”

Source: Islamic State in Pakistan: Terror group takes on Taliban for supremacy in battle of the militants – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)