White House National Security Council (NSC) Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby told reporters at a press conference that the United States has the right to conduct counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan if necessary.
According to Kirby, few militants of the al-Qaeda terror network (banned in the Russian Federation) are currently in Afghanistan.
“We know that there are still al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan. “I can say that this number is not very large,” he said.
A White House spokesman stressed that if the United States sees a threat from al-Qaeda or another terrorist organization, US President Joe Biden will reserve the right to decide on an operation in Afghanistan.
Kirby had previously ready Make new attacks on terrorists if they are found on Afghan territory.
Prior to that, it was reported that on July 30, the United States conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan, and it was possible to eliminate the leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist group Ayman al-Zawahiri, who led the organization at that time. After the death of Osama bin Laden. President of the United States Biden clarifiedThere were no casualties among the local population during the operation.