The US military is already preparing for its return to Afghanistan

The US military has not yet left Afghanistan but it is already preparing its return, in case jihadists from Al Qaeda or the Islamic State group launch an attack on the United States, the official revealed on Friday. Intelligence at the Pentagon.

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At a time when experts fear a collapse of the Afghan government in the face of the advance of the Taliban, an elected Republican asked during a hearing in Congress of the heads of the military intelligence services, who was responsible for the 20 years of American military archives in Afghanistan.

noted Mike Waltz, a former soldier. Special Forces Representative today from Florida, at a hearing of the House of Representatives Armed Forces Committee.

"Where are the 20 years of operational data and intelligence going to go?" Who is in charge of it? "

, he added. They must be

continued Mike Waltz, a former soldier in the elite "Green Berets" unit who fought in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. .

said Defense Secretary in charge of military intelligence, Ronald Moultrie.

"We are leading the effort to ensure that military intelligence agencies focus on this topic,"

added Ronald Moultrie, appointed by President Joe Biden to oversee the work of military intelligence agencies, including the DIA ( Defense Intelligence Agency) and the National Security Agency (NSA).

, he added, promising to do everything to ensure that all information gleaned in Afghanistan is accessible to soldiers if necessary. President Joe Biden decided in April, against the advice of the military, to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the 2001 attacks that led Washington to overthrow the regime. of the Taliban. Since then, withdrawal operations have accelerated, to the point that they have already been completed to more than 50%.