Islamic State in Afghanistan – The Hindu (July 26, 2016)

Islamic State in Afghanistan – The Hindu (July 26, 2016)

Saturday’s twin blasts in Kabul, in which at least 80 people died and over 260 were injured, is a clear escalation of the Afghan conflict by the Islamic State. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Word List:

1. Escalation (noun) – rise, increase; intensification, aggravation.
2. Chaotic (adjective) – in disorder, in disarray, disorganized, haywire.
3. Flaunt (verb) – show off, display ostentatiously, draw attention to.
4. Reckon with (phrase) – deal with, cope with, contend with, face; take into account.
5. Chink (noun) – opening, gap, split, hole, crack.
6. Armour (noun) – (of military) a protective layer.
7. The fray (noun) – In a situation/activity, a group of people fights with other groups; danger, crisis; conflict, fight.
8. Sustained (adjective) – continuous for a long time, uninterrupted, non stop.
9. Amidst  / Amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during, at a time of.
10. Exploit (verb) –
11. Uncertainty (noun) – unpredictability, unsureness, lack of certainty, use, utilize, make use of, capitalize on; take advantage of, disquiet.
12. Foothold (noun) – a secured place, bridgehead, base.
13. Sectarian (adjective) – doctrinaire, dogmatic, extreme, fanatical, bigoted.
14. Narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation, a certain method of understanding events.
15. Ethnic (adjective) – inherited, ancestral, traditional, national.
16. Disaffected (adjective) – dissatisfied, restless, frustrated; disloyal, rebellious, insurgent.
17. Whip up (phrasal verb) – stimulate, arouse, stir up, excite, provoke.
18. Fundamentalist (noun) – a person who believes in a literary religion beliefs and then adheres them strictly.

Note:

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