ISIL militants reportedly raise flag on Afghan-Turkmen border

ISIL militants reportedly raise flag on Afghan-Turkmen border | Tajikistan News-NA Asia-Plus: Information from NDS authorities and from Faryab Province residents indicates that the appearance of ISIL could worsen the situation on the border, Rasouli said. According to him, the 'jihadists' are trying to create a centre for themselves in Faryab. If militants try to expand their sphere of influence into Central Asia, they bear watching, analysts said. Turkmenistan would be the first target if ISIL militants in Afghanistan are looking north, analyst Semen Bagdasarov said, according Centralaisaonline.com. “In [Turkmenistan] many natural resources exist," he said. "The Islamists-'jihadists' will ignore Turkmenistan's neutrality.”