Last American General in Afghanistan Says Taliban’s Al-Qaeda Ties Threatens the US

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – General Scott Miller, the last commander of NATO and US forces in Afghanistan says that the Taliban have maintained or re-established ties with terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda. He emphasized that Al-Qaeda continues to pose a serious threat to the United States, a diversion from current US military officials who claim that the group does not threaten American security anymore.

In a transcribed interview released by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday, May 20, the retired US general said, “I think as long as Al-Qaeda is out there with an idea and some operatives, there is some threat to, if not the homeland, to US interests.”