Al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan after US exit, says Pentagon chief
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the al-Qaeda may attempt to regenerate in Afghanistan following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack the United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power. “That's the nature of the organization,” he told a small group of reporters in Kuwait City at the conclusion of a four-day tour of Persian Gulf states. He said the United States is prepared to prevent an al-Qaeda comeback in Afghanistan that would threaten the United States.More Related News