KABUL: The emergence of the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Afghanistan has alarmed US Central Command Commander General Kenneth McKenzie, who said that Washington is still "sorting out what is going to happen" after the Taliban took power last August.
"In Afghanistan, IS is a source of concern... "We know the Taliban are no fans of IS, and they have occasionally conducted operations against IS over the last couple of years," Commander General stated in a news briefing.
"I believe... what we see developing in Afghanistan is ungoverned and under-governed spaces, which are areas where IS has traditionally thrived, and I believe there is a risk, because we know that IS has a desire to carry out external attacks, attacks against the US, the US homeland, and attacks against the homelands of our neighbours in Europe and other places," he added.
In a similar statement, Stanislav Zas, Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, cautioned that the reemergence of international terrorist organisations such as the Islamic State and Al Qaeda poses a threat not only to Afghanistan but to the entire region.
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