Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in a virtual summit with the leaders of the Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) said Daesh is active in the north of Afghanistan, a claim rejected by officials of the Islamic Emirate.   

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Bahram Aman discusses the topic with the following guests: 

• Malik Stez, an international relations analyst  
• Faizullah Jalal, university lecturer