INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The US State Department said on Thursday that Washington is committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for
terrorism.&We remain committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism, and we continue to push the
Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) to fulfill all of their counterterrorism commitments to the international community,& the
department&s spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing in Washington.He reiterated that the United States had clearly communicated
to the IEA that it&s their responsibility to ensure that &they give no safe haven to terrorists, whether it be Al Qaeda or ISIS-K or any
other terrorist organization&.Miller also reassured US allies that Washington was closely watching the developments in Afghanistan and was
ready to deal with any threat emerging from the region.&We remain vigilant against the evolving threat of these terrorist groups, and our
global coalition to defeat ISIS and the C5+1 help intensify our efforts to monitor terrorist threats from the region and prevent their
ability to raise funds, travel, and spread propaganda,& he said.C5+1 refers to a diplomatic platform involving the five Central Asian states
(Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) and the United States
It serves as a forum for discussing and addressing regional issues such as security, economic development, and cooperation.&The United
States remains vigilant against the evolving threat posed by terrorist groups, including ISIS-K, and has maintained an unwavering focus on
terrorism since President Joe Biden took office three years ago,& Miller said.The US, he said, was &working both unilaterally and with its
partners to successfully disrupt threats across the globe and degrade ISIS&.&We will continue to work to hold ISIS accountable for its
actions and to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States and other Western countries,& Miller said.This comes as IEA has
repeatedly said that it is committed to not allowing anyone to use Afghanistan soil against any other country.The post US urges IEA to
fulfill counter-terrorism commitments first appeared on Ariana News.
