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UK 'ready' to launch strikes against ISIS-K in Afghanistan
The Sky News reported that the UK is "ready" to launch strikes at ISIS in Afghanistan, after it was revealed by the Pentagon there are at least 2,000 "hardcore" ISIS-K fighters in the country.
According to the Sky News, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said: "Ultimately what this boils down to is that we've got to be able to play a global role in the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh
He added: "If there's an opportunity for us to contribute I am in no doubt that we will be ready to - that will be anywhere where violent extremism raises its head, and is a direct or indirect threat to the UK and our allies.
"Afghanistan is probably one of the most inaccessible parts of the world, and we're able to operate there."
The Sky News mentioned that the UK's ambassador to the United Nations, Dame Barbara Woodward, said that "a coordinated approach will be vital to counter any extremist threat emanating from Afghanistan".
And Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was a signatory to a statement from the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS about Afghanistan.
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It said: "We will continue working closely together under the auspices of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS to effectively counter this dangerous threat.
"In that effort, we will draw on all elements of national power - military, intelligence, diplomatic, economic, law enforcement - to ensure the defeat of this brutal terrorist organisation.
"We will continue to apply robust counterterrorism pressure against ISIS wherever it operates."
Source: skynews
