In July 2014, Abdul Raheem Muslim Dost swore allegiance to the leader of ISIL, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,[23] and began recruiting fighters and distributing propaganda for its Khorasan branch in the [Nuristan]] and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan, parts of the Afghan-Pakistan tribal belt, and in some Afghan refugee camps in Peshawar. In a video released in 2014, Dost claimed to have had a vision about the reestablishment of the Caliphate,[20][24] while in an interview with a journalist, Dost admitted being a supporter of the group, while denying reports he held an influential position in it.[25]