US working vigilantly to prevent re-emergence of external threats from Afghanistan: Vedant Patel

WASHINGTON (92 News) - US Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel has said that America is working to ensure that Afghanistan never serves as a launching pad for terrorist attacks against the United States or its allies.

Responding to a query about a UN report that claimed that ISIS-K and TTP, Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan have more than 6,000 fighters attacking on Pakistani soldiers and pose a threat to regional peace, he said: “ISIS-K is a transnational terrorist network that has the ambition and capacity to launch international terrorist attacks. And as we consistently say, we’re working to ensure that Afghanistan never serves as a launching pad for terrorist attacks against the United States or our allies.

"We are taking a whole-of-government approach to our Afghanistan counterterrorism efforts. We are cooperating with partners and allies, including in the immediate region; and we’re working vigilantly to prevent the re-emergence of external threats from Afghanistan, including by working with partners to counteract terrorist recruitment efforts as well.”