ISIS-K

OFAC added 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K to its sanctions list, including 131 Tron addresses that received over $1.4 million in crypto donations, according to Chainalysis. Tether froze funds associated with these addresses.

The U.S. is reducing its leadership role in global counterterrorism, shifting responsibilities to allies while cutting domestic agency resources. The U.N. strategy meeting addresses rising decentralized threats from groups like ISIS-K and Al-Qaeda in the Sahel, as funding gaps shift priorities toward Gulf state priorities.

Russia and the Taliban signed a military-technical agreement, deepening institutional ties and enabling Russian influence in Afghanistan. The deal includes weapons, training, and intelligence sharing, while countering ISIS-K serves as a stated rationale. The partnership shifts regional security dynamics, bypassing U.S. involvement.

An Afghan man was convicted of conspiracy in a 2021 suicide bombing at Kabul airport during the U.S. military withdrawal, which killed 160 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members. The defendant, Mohammad Sharifullah, faces up to 20 years for providing material support to ISIS-K, though the jury deadlocked on whether the deaths directly resulted from the conspiracy.

The United States charged Mohammad Sharifullah, an ISIS-K member, on March 2 with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death. Sharifullah is accused of playing a role in the attack at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan that killed U.S. military service members.