Top military leader admits acceleration of terrorist reorganization after Taliban's swift victory in Afghanistan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told United States senators in an intelligence briefing the reorganization of terrorist groups in Afghanistan has accelerated because of the botched U.S. military withdrawal.

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During a conference call among Army Gen. Milley, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and lawmakers, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) asked whether the intelligence community would reassess its prediction about terrorist groups reorganizing in Afghanistan in light of the Taliban's swift victory.

According to Axios, Milley responded to Graham's question saying, "yes."

Milley's assessment indicates top American intelligence foresees an acceleration of terrorist groups reconstituting in Afghanistan. In June, Austin told Congress the risk was "medium."

"Two takeaways for me: We're gonna leave tens of thousands of people behind," the source who spoke with Axios said, "and the timeline in terms of threats has accelerated."