New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- "We must unite to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a hotbed of terrorism", Vladimir Voronkov, UN under-secretary-general for counter-terrorism has said while warning about the danger of Islamic State group affiliate in that country launching attacks abroad.

Briefing the Security Council on Thursday on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's report on the threat from Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL), he said its Central Asian affiliate, ISIL-Khorasan, "has improved its financial and logistical capabilities in the past six months".

ISIL, which is also known as Da'aesh from its Arabic acronym and as ISIS, is extending its reach by "tapping into Afghan and Central Asian diasporas for support", he said. ...