A top US general warns ISIS will be able to strike Western interests from Afghanistan within 6 months

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 13:54

Members of ISIS-K in Afghanistan. — Members of ISIS-K stand in front of their weapons as they surrendered to the government in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan on November 17, 2019.
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ISIS could strike Western interests from Afghanistan within months, a top US general says.
Gen. Michael Kurilla warned the terror group's Afghanistan affiliate could stage attacks abroad.
Its "ultimate goal" is to strike the US homeland, Kurilla told lawmakers, which would be difficult.

The Islamic State's Afghanistan branch will be capable of striking Western interests in Europe and Asia in as little as six months, a top US general warns.