Retired General Frank McKenzie, former commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), stated that the US has limited intelligence capacity in Afghanistan.
The US has “very, very limited” intelligence capacity in Afghanistan, the former chief of US CENTCOM stated in an interview on September 11—21 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, expressing concern.
According to McKenzie, who retired in April, he advised US President Joe Biden to keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. The general claimed he was informed that such a move would be misinterpreted and send a bad signal.
The military chief was also questioned about if he agreed with the Biden administration’s conclusion that the US is not now under threat from ISIS or al-Qaeda. The terrorist groups, McKenzie concluded, can “regenerate” and continue to pose a threat in the future.
When referring to the US military engagement in Afghanistan after 9/11, McKenzie noted, “The cost was not cheap.” Up until the US military pullout, roughly 2,400 American forces died. “We lost a lot of brave young Americans,” he added.
The American General expressed concern about the ill intention of the Taliban, speaking about the stay of al-Qaeda leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who according to him, “was living in very good accommodations in downtown Kabul.”
Frank McKenzie also stated that he still believes both al-Qaeda and ISIS will expand and “regenerate” in Afghanistan with the Taliban group sitting atop the government in Afghanistan.
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