Pentagon Warns of Enhanced Terror Threats as a Result of Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan, While Our Borders Remain Wide Open
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan poses a direct threat to the security of the United States and American citizens, top Pentagon officials warned in the hours after the terrorist group took control of Kabul. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin cautioned that the country could once again become a base not just for Taliban fighters, but for other Islamist terror groups including ISIS and al-Qaeda. Moreover, as early as April, CIA Director William Burns told members of Congress, “When the time comes for the U.S. military to withdraw, the U.S.
