The US military believe that the terrorists of the IG (the terrorist group forbidden in Russia) intended to shoot down airplanes in the area of Kabul Airport, but do not have opportunities. This was stated by the head of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McCenzi, reports RIA Novosti.
“We know that the IG would like to attack aircraft if he had the opportunity for this,” said the representative of the Pentagon. According to him, the department does not think that they have capable of portable anti-aircraft missile complexes.
At the same time, Mackenzie noted that she recorded repeated cases of shelling aircraft evacuating people from Afghanistan, from small arms from the ground.
Earlier, the US Department of Defense said that the terrorist attacks in Kabul arranged the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IG, prohibited in Russia). There also stated that the threat from the organization for the US forces in Afghanistan “Realna”. The main goal of the US military in the republic remains the evacuation of US citizens, added in the Pentagon.
August 26 in the territory adjacent to Kabul airport, terrorist attacks occurred.