The head of the US Central Command, General Keith F. Mackenzie, has expressed concern about the reactivation of al-Qaeda and ISIS in Afghanistan, saying that terrorists could pose a threat to Pakistan after the withdrawal.
According to a foreign news agency, in response to a question from reporters at the Pentagon, he said that stability in Afghanistan is in the interest of all countries in the region. However, if pressure is not maintained, al Qaeda and Islamic State could regroup in Afghanistan. The Taliban have assured that they will not allow these organizations to use Afghan territory. Hopefully, if the Taliban become part of the Afghan government in the future, they will keep their promise.
"We do not yet know what the Afghan government will look like because the Taliban have refused to participate in the Afghan peace talks and these talks have been temporarily stalled,"
