Newsweek reports on the consequences of 20 years of US occupation of Afghanistan

“Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August, al-Qaeda members have been trying to re-establish their presence in Afghanistan,” Gen. Frank McKenzie, chief of staff, told the Associated Press, IRNA reported Saturday, quoting the Newsweek website. کردن.

Gen. McKenzie’s remarks come as the US hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan has drawn widespread criticism from officials and the world media, and warnings of growing instability in Afghanistan have grown.

In an interview, Gen. McKenzie said the absence of US troops in Afghanistan has complicated measures to monitor the activities of groups such as al-Qaeda.

“We probably have about one or two percent of the capabilities we once had to oversee Afghanistan,” McKenzie said. It does not make these conditions impossible, but very difficult, to monitor the activities of groups such as al-Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan.

The US official noted that a number of militants had entered the country through the Afghan border, but the exact number was unknown as it was difficult to track their activities.

Washington has stated that if there is any threat from these terrorist groups from Afghanistan to the United States, Washington will use drone strikes using drones and other aircraft.

The head of the US Central Command stated that no such attacks have been carried out in Afghanistan since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Following the hasty withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, concerns about new insecurities in the country have increased after more than 20 years of occupation by the United States and its allies.