Al-Qaeda will be active in Afghanistan again, says US Secretary of Defense

- "This is an impression ... but the United States is able to stop the emergence of a group that threatens the United States."

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that as the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, al-Qaeda is likely to become active again, and will be ready to launch an attack similar to the one it launched 50 years ago under the Taliban. . ''

In an interview with a small group of journalists in Kuwait City on the last leg of a four-nation tour of the Gulf of Iran, he added: The United States is capable of creating the conditions it can. "

The Taliban were in power in Afghanistan from 19 to 2001. In the meantime, he sheltered al-Qaeda. But later, after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, the United States told the Taliban to hand them over to the attackers. To that end, he launched a US-led offensive rather than a clear no-car, and as a result of that 40-year war, al-Qaeda was largely wiped out. But after the Taliban took control of Kabul, questions have been raised about future prospects and questions about future prospects. Perhaps, Al-Qaeda will use Afghanistan for their 'come-back'.

According to the agreement reached by the Taliban leaders with the Trump administration in 2020, the Taliban has promised not to provide any assistance to al-Qaeda that could harm the United States or any other country in the world.

However, US officials believe that the Taliban have ties to al-Qaeda, so many countries, including the Gulf Arab states, believe that al-Qaeda's influence has increased as the Taliban came to power.