General Mark Milli stated that after the U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan, there is “possible” civil war in Afghanistan, which may lead to the growth of terrorist organizations.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Fox NewsJennifer Griffin visiting Ramstein, Germany on Saturday. There is a major U.S. Air Force base, which is currently processing Afghan evacuees.
His remarks about possible civil war are in The Taliban is trying to consolidate its position In Afghanistan, but facing resistance from opposition fighters in the Panjshir Valley.
Milly was asked if he believed The U.S. is safer after the U.S. military draws down And said that it is too early to say.
“My military estimate is… the situation may develop into a civil war,” the general said.
“wonder if it is or not Taliban Will be able to consolidate power and establish governance. They may or may not be,” he said.
Milli also expressed concern that the civil war in Afghanistan might lead to the growth of terrorist organizations. ISIS-K, the Central Asian branch of the Islamic State Group (Islamic State) Oppose the Taliban, and Al Qaeda has a close relationship with them.
“But I think at least A wider civil war is likely to happen In turn, this will lead to conditions that may actually lead to the reorganization of Al Qaeda or the growth of the Islamic State or countless other terrorist organizations,” Milli said.
“You may see terrorism resurgence in the region in 12, 24, 36 months. We will monitor this,” the general added.
Milli also discussed the “beyond the visual range” capability of combating terrorism, which would involve air strikes but not ground forces. The general said it was “possible to do it,” but said that if there is no ground, it might be more difficult.
“We will have to maintain very, very dense indicators, warnings, observations and ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance] In the whole area,” he said.
“We will have to re-establish some human intelligence networks, etc.,” Milli continued. “Then as the opportunity arises, if it poses a threat to the United States, we will have to continue the strike action.”
On Saturday, Taliban forces continued to fight fighters from the Afghan National Resistance Front in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, with both parties claiming an advantage. During the Taliban regime from 1996 to 2001, they did not control the valley.
The new Taliban government will also have to contend with ISIS-K because the two Islamic groups have different ideologies and there is a long-standing conflict between them.
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