Pentagon’s representative John Kirby said that in Afghanistan preserve the presence of terrorist organizations – the “Islamic state” (IG) and Al-Qaida (both organizations are prohibited in Russia). His words leads TASS.
He added that the exact number of militants is unknown to the United States. “We do not believe that [the number of their militants there] is prohibitive, but we do not have exact numbers for you” – said Kirby
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Pentagon representative expressed concern about reports of violence against Americans in Afghanistan. He added that the United States stated Taliban (the organization is prohibited in the Russian Federation) that such actions are unacceptable.
Earlier, the military said political analyst Alexei Leonkov “Lente.ru” that, after receiving US weapons, including heavy, “Taliban” (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) can use it to fund terrorist groups such as the IG, and “Al Caida “(both organizations are prohibited in Russia). According to him, the Taliban is hazardous for other countries not by itself, but as a supplier of radical groups, which, in turn, can already move on to terrorist acts and other types of attack, in particular, in Central Asia, excluding only Pakistan and China.