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Senator Collins Questions Secretary of Defense on Terrorism Threat From Afghanistan

Hearing

Date: May 12, 2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Defense Foreign Affairs

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Another threat to the United States is a terrorist attack. I think with our focus on China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, we can't lose sight of the fact that Afghanistan is once again a safe haven for many terrorist groups.

General Kurilla testified before the Armed Services Committee that ISIS-K will likely be capable of conducting operations outside of Afghanistan within six months, and that that would come with little or no warning.

I know that the United States military made an effort to take most of its weapons and ammunition out of Afghanistan when our troops left, but the fact is that approximately $7 billion worth of valuable useful military equipment, provided to the Afghan security forces by the United States, remains in that country.

Are you concerned about the fact that the weapons, that the American gave to the security forces, could now be turned against us, and our western allies, in a terrorist attack?

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