Pentagon says terrorist threats from Afghanistan could be worse than anticipated

[rangerrebew]

 Pentagon says terrorist threats from Afghanistan could be worse than anticipated
Mohammad Nazir, 38, visits shrine dedicated to Arab Al-Qaeda fighters killed when U.S. forces first invaded Afghanistan in 2001. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
August 18, 2021 Ryan Morgan
 

The Department of Defense said this week it is studying signs of worsening terrorism potential out of Afghanistan after the Taliban seized near-total control of the country in recent weeks.

Biden administration officials — including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken — told senators during a Sunday call that officials now believe terror groups like Al-Qaeda may be able to grow much faster than they expected in June, the Associated Press reported.

In June, Austin had told senators that Pentagon assessments showed a terrorist group like Al-Qaeda may be able to regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the U.S. homeland within two years of the American military’s withdrawal from the country. At the time, Austin had called it a “medium” possibility.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/08/pentagon-says-terrorist-threats-from-afghanistan-could-be-worse-than-anticipated/

[PeteS in CA]

I dunno, I anticipate an attempted terror attack from a group holed up in Afghanistan within 2 years, possibly within a year.

[rangerrebew]

I dunno, I anticipate an attempted terror attack from a group holed up in Afghanistan within 2 years, possibly within a year.

The 20th anniversary of 9/11 is coming in a couple of weeks and jihadis are know to like anniversaries for terror attacks.  It may come much sooner than you anticipate.

[PeteS in CA]

Very possible, but probably not from Afghan bases.