Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that Daesh was gaining influence in Afghanistan, Khaama reported.
Speaking during a press briefing ahead of his visit to the US, Ghani said
Daesh's characteristic is that "it is man-eating. It swallows its competitors."
"Here, it is not physical presence of people from Syria or Iraq. It is the network effect," Ghani added.
The remarks by Ghani come as first Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum warned regarding serious threat of the terrorist group to Afghanistan, saying that the presence of Daesh in Afghanistan poses a serious threat to the country.