Islamic State Khorasan
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Afghanistan: At least two killed in blast in Shiite district of Kabul
•The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) group claimed responsibility for the attack, boasting it had killed or injured "20 Shiite apostates" in the incident
Senior Taliban commander among dead in Afghanistan hospital attack, say reports
•At least 19 people were killed on Tuesday in the attack claimed by the Taliban's hardline rivals, the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), on Kabul's main military hospital.
ICC's new prosecutor to deprioritise probe into US crimes in Afghanistan, focus on Islamist groups
•Amnesty International campaigner Samira Hamidi said a US drone strike days before the pullout wiped out 10 members of an Afghan family shows that the ICC "needs to revisit this decision"
'Killed IS target': US carries out drone strike after Kabul blasts; Taliban seal off airport
•With the airlift window narrowing sharply ahead of 31 August deadline, more than 5,000 people remained inside Kabul airport awaiting evacuation on Saturday
Joe Biden determined to complete Afghanistan pullout by 31 August despite pressure from G7 leaders
•"The sooner we can finish, the better," Biden said of the plan to evacuate Americans, Afghan nationals and US troops from Taliban-controlled Kabul
US military confirms death of Islamic State's Afghanistan leader
•The Pentagon estimates about 1,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Afghanistan.