article_snippet: At the front of this room stands an Afghan freshly back from fighting in Syria, and intent on recruiting other Afghans to fight alongside him for ISIS.
article_snippet: Brothers, I am here to tell you", the recruiter begins, "about the mujahideen in Syria.
article_snippet: There's no shortage of battle-hardened militants here.
article_snippet: The group militants seeking to recruit fighters to assist an al Qaeda-linked group in Syria say militants seeking to recruit fighters to assist an al Qaeda-linked group in Syria come from --
article_snippet: Khorasan -- is better known as a radical part of the al Qaeda faction of al-Nusra, in Syria, where many Afghans fight.
article_snippet: Yet ISIS experts say some of Khorasan's militants have defected to join ISIS, and those defectors in turn sent recruiters to Afghanistan to try to bolster recruiters ranks.
article_snippet: While these recruiters seek to attract fighters to Syria, these recruiters presence in Afghanistan at this pivotal time will fuel fears that Afghanistan remains vulnerable to being used as a sanctuary for a new wave of extremists.
highlights_snippet: There's no shortage of battle-hardened militants in Afghanistan, writes Nick Paton-Walsh .
  