US State Department said Friday it is working to ensure that Afghanistan never serves as a launching pad for terrorist attacks against the US or its allies in the wake of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) report’s revelation about the use of Afghan soil for terrorism.
State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel, while addressing a presser on Thursday, commented on the matter after being questioned about the US’s views on the UN report.
Patel said: “So we’ve spoken a little bit about this before. [Daesh]-K is a transnational terrorist network that has the ambition and capacity to launch international terrorist attacks.”
He added that the US is 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,” said the spokesperson.
In its report, the UNSC has endorsed Pakistan’s view regarding terrorists of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) taking refuge within hideouts and sanctuaries in Afghanistan. It also revealed that TTP operatives and its new recruits are being trained in Afghanistan.
