Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said that the absence of American forces in Afghanistan has complicated efforts to monitor groups like al-Qaida.
The al-Qaida extremist group has been working to rebuild its presence in Afghanistan since the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the nation in August, according to the head of U.S. Central Command.
This makes it"very hard," but"not impossible" to gauge whether al-Qaida and other groups in Afghanistan like the Islamic State are a threat to the U.S, he added. Al-Qaida is among numerous extremist groups inside Afghanistan. After 2001, it lost most of its numbers and its ability to directly threaten U.S. territory, but McKenzie said it retains"an aspirational desire" to attack the United States. During their first period of rule in Kabul, from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban gave haven to al-Qaida and refused Washington's demand after 9/11 to expel the group and turn over its leader, Osama bin Laden.
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