Achi news desk-
- The United States is alert to threats from terrorist outfits, the State Department said.
- Matthew Miller urges the Taliban to fulfill their commitment.
- “Afghanistan must not become a safe haven for terrorist outfits.”
WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Thursday that it remains committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism.
During the daily press briefing, Spokesman Matthew Miller noted that the US government is vigilant against the evolving threats posed by various terrorist outfits, including Al-Qaeda, and Daesh.
“We continue to push the Taliban to fulfill all their counter-terrorism commitments to the international community,” he said.
The spokesperson claimed that the United States has made it clear to the Taliban that it is their responsibility to ensure that they do not provide a safe haven to terrorists, whether Al-Qaeda or Daesh or any other terrorist organisation.
“Our global coalition to defeat Daesh, and the C5+1, is helping to intensify our efforts to monitor terrorist threats from the region and prevent terrorists’ ability to raise money, travel and spread propaganda,” he said.
Miller emphasized that the United States will “continue to work to hold Daesh accountable for its actions and prevent terrorist attacks against the United States and other western countries.”
In response to a related question, the spokesperson explained that the US administration has maintained an unwavering focus on terrorism since President Biden took office three years ago.
“Working unilaterally and with our partners to successfully disrupt threats around the world and degrade Daesh,” he said, adding that in February 2022, acting on the president’s orders, US military forces had successfully targeting Haji Abdullah, the leader of ISIS and then later the air strike in Kabul ended successfully killing Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri.
