Hoping to further destabilise the so-called Islamic State group following its leader’s death, US officials have turned their focus to an architect of the insurgents’ bloody revival in Afghanistan since losing their “caliphate” in Syria. Sanaullah Ghafari, also known as Shahab Al-Muhajir, has led the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) branch since June 2020, overseeing cells charged with carrying out terror attacks, establishing ties with local leaders and raising funds. Most recently he is thought to have organised a deadly assault on the Kabul airport last August as US troops staged a chaotic pull…

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