On March 24, Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman said that United States (US) is abetting the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-KP) in Afghanistan, reports Hasht-e Subh. He tweeted, “The interest of the United States (US) officials in this matter and their grandiosity is aiding and abetting the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-KP) insurgents, which should be stopped”.