Islamic State in Afghanistan could be able to attack US in 6 months: Pentagon official

The US intelligence community has assessed that Islamic State in Afghanistan could have the capability to attack the United States in as little as six months, and has the intention to do so, a senior Pentagon official told Congress.

The US intelligence community has assessed that Islamic State in Afghanistan could have the capability to attack the United States in as little as six months, and has the intention to do so, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, senior Pentagon official Colin Kahl told Congress that Islamic State in Afghanistan could have the capability to attack the U.S. in as little as six months, and has the intention to do so https://t.co/OQvkZJvud3 pic.twitter.com/gaW8WJnLQF

The remarks by Colin Kahl, under secretary of defence for policy, are the latest reminder that Afghanistan could still pose serious national security concerns for the United States even after it ended its two-decade-old war in defeat in August.