Lynne O’Donnell of the AP is reporting that:
Afghan officials confirmed for the first time Monday that the extremist Islamic State group is active in the south, recruiting fighters, flying black flags and, according to some sources, even battling Taliban militants.
The appearance of ISIS in Afghanistan would tend, it seems, to push things there further in the direction of chaos and as:
… a tribal leader in Sangin district. “There are reports that 19 or 20 people have been killed” in fighting between the Taliban and the IS group …
Recalling Henry Kissinger’s line during the war between Iraq and Iran:
“A pity they can’t both lose.”
