GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 692150 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-42721"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ftop-u-s-commander-says-islamic-state-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan-thoughts%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Top+U.S.+Commander+says+Islamic+State+is+actively+recruiting+in+Afghanistan.++Thoughts%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ftop-u-s-commander-says-islamic-state-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan-thoughts&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ATop U.S. Commander says Islamic State is actively recruiting in Afghanistan. Thoughts?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/top-u-s-commander-says-islamic-state-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan-thoughts" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="401293f62dd3ca26f740b10990151505" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/721/for_gallery_v2/635679830327414666-Afghanistan.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/721/large_v3/635679830327414666-Afghanistan.jpg" alt="635679830327414666 afghanistan" /></a></div></div>The commander of international forces in Afghanistan said on Saturday that the Islamic State group is actively recruiting in Afghanistan but is not yet operational there.<br /><br />General John F. Campbell said the group&#39;s sophisticated social media campaign was attracting Taliban fighters based in Afghanistan and Pakistan who are disgruntled with the lack of progress in more than 10 years of fighting to overthrow the Kabul government.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/23/top-us-commander-says-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan/27838667/">http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/23/top-us-commander-says-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan/27838667/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/534/qrc/635679830327414666-Afghanistan.jpg?1443042784"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/23/top-us-commander-says-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan/27838667/">Top U.S. commander says IS actively recruiting in Afghanistan</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The commander of international forces in Afghanistan says the Islamic State group is actively recruiting in Afghanistan but is not yet operational there.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-05-24T06:26:59-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 692150

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-42721"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ftop-u-s-commander-says-islamic-state-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan-thoughts%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Top+U.S.+Commander+says+Islamic+State+is+actively+recruiting+in+Afghanistan.++Thoughts%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Ftop-u-s-commander-says-islamic-state-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan-thoughts&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ATop U.S. Commander says Islamic State is actively recruiting in Afghanistan. Thoughts?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/top-u-s-commander-says-islamic-state-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan-thoughts" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="3bb57c7885d0ca5b2df052d2fea65df5" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/721/for_gallery_v2/635679830327414666-Afghanistan.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/721/large_v3/635679830327414666-Afghanistan.jpg" alt="635679830327414666 afghanistan" /></a></div></div>The commander of international forces in Afghanistan said on Saturday that the Islamic State group is actively recruiting in Afghanistan but is not yet operational there.<br /><br />General John F. Campbell said the group&#39;s sophisticated social media campaign was attracting Taliban fighters based in Afghanistan and Pakistan who are disgruntled with the lack of progress in more than 10 years of fighting to overthrow the Kabul government.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/23/top-us-commander-says-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan/27838667/">http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/23/top-us-commander-says-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan/27838667/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/534/qrc/635679830327414666-Afghanistan.jpg?1443042784"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/23/top-us-commander-says-is-actively-recruiting-in-afghanistan/27838667/">Top U.S. commander says IS actively recruiting in Afghanistan</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The commander of international forces in Afghanistan says the Islamic State group is actively recruiting in Afghanistan but is not yet operational there.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-05-24T06:26:59-04:00 2015-05-24T06:26:59-04:00 SFC Stephen King 692175

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This worries me I feel the time to re-evaluate is necessary. The social media needs to be extensively monitored. The fact is that all factions are combining to pursue one goal.

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