"“... It is no coincidence that the men all come from Central Asia: the IS offshoot ISPK is recruiting new supporters there. The abbreviation stands for "Islamic State Khorasan Province". But why Afghanistan? The ISPK operates from Afghanistan and claims the historical region of Khorasan, which stretches across several Central Asian states. According to the international non-profit organization Counter Extremism Project, the ISPK is a kind of showcase project for the IS headquarters in Syria and Iraq. Most IS groups emerged from the Al-Qaeda network, says Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project. The ISPK, on the other hand, was founded by the IS headquarters in Syria. The group also receives its money from there - in contrast to other IS offshoots, which have to finance themselves, says Schindler.”"