US troops may be to return to Afghanistan to counter terrorist threats emanating from the “Taliban” (banned in Russia a terrorist organization) and IG ( “Islamic state” that is prohibited in the Russian Federation Organization). This was stated by former Minister of Defense of the United States, Leon Panetta, writes Daily Mail.
Panetta predicted the return of US troops in Afghanistan on the background of explosions occurred at the Kabul airport, which killed 13 members of the US armed forces. He stressed that the US administration led by President Joe Biden is necessary to dare to pursue IG radicals who committed the attack.
“We have to go back to stop the IG We may have to come back when.” Taliban “will again provide refuge” al-Qaeda “(banned in Russia a terrorist organization),” – said the former minister. Panetta said the United States can leave the “battlefield”, but can not leave the war against terrorism which is a threat to the national security of the country.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden ordered to prepare strikes against leaders and targets of the terrorist group “Vilayat Khorasan”, which is part of the IG and is accused of organizing bombings in Kabul airport. The politician has promised that the US military will find and punish those involved in the bombings in the Afghan capital. According to Biden, the US is already looking for ways to reach them.
The explosions occurred in the Thursday, August 26, in the capital of Afghanistan. The first explosive device led a suicide bomber, who was at the entrance to the airport. The second explosion occurred in the gutters nearby. A car started with explosives. Then there were a few more explosions. As a result of the terrorist attacks, at least 100 people were killed. The victims of the steel of at least 90 Afghans.