{"id":655327,"date":"2021-08-17T15:50:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T19:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=655327"},"modified":"2021-08-17T15:50:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T19:50:47","slug":"republican-rep-says-groups-like-al-qaida-can-grow-again-and-metastasize-after-taliban-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-rep-says-groups-like-al-qaida-can-grow-again-and-metastasize-after-taliban-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Rep. Says \u2018Groups\u2019 Like Al-Qaida Can \u2018Grow Again And Metastasize\u2019 After Taliban Takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-rep-says-groups-like-al-qaida-can-grow-again-and-metastasize-after-taliban-takeover%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=655327&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1273015932-scaled-e1629227692376.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican New York Rep. John Katko warned that terrorist groups, including al-Qaida, may once again rise to power due to the Taliban\u2019s recent takeover of Afghanistan in a Fox News interview Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/15\/taliban-fighters-enter-kabul-afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-flees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taliban<\/a>, a radical Islamist force that formerly ruled Afghanistan, regained their power in the country after the Sunday breaching of the nation\u2019s capital, Kabul. Katko, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, said that Afghanistan will return to \u201ca pre-9\/11 footing\u201d which \u201cmakes a perfect environment for foreign fighters and terrorists to establish a foothold,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/katko-warns-afghanistan-world-headquarters-terrorism-us-national-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat, in itself, puts us on a less safe footing here in the United States. Groups like Al-Qaeda now have the opportunity to grow again and metastasize,\u201d Katko warned. \u201cWhat we did not have pre-9\/11, though, that we have now, is an absolute porous southern border. This is the beginning of what could be a very bad thing. You only need one or two to create mayhem here, which could happen because of our porous southern border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Republican expressed concerns of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/15\/a-terrorist-safe-haven-tom-cotton-says-terrorism-could-resurface-in-afghanistan-following-us-withdrawal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">terrorists<\/a> having the ability to enter the U.S. through the southern border simultaneously as al-Qaida and other terrorist groups possibly rise to power under the Taliban\u2019s rule, the outlet reported. Since January, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) arrested two men listed on the Terrorism Watchlist at the U.S.-Mexican border, NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/immigration\/cbp-stopped-two-men-terror-watchlist-border-says-such-incidents-n1263167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.2783505154639\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJohnKatko?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJohnKatko<\/a>: \u201cLetting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afghanistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Afghanistan<\/a> fall into the hands of the Taliban is bad enough, but couple that with the open southern border, and it\u2019s a real recipe for disaster. We have to keep our antenna up.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qLkff1Rr1N\">pic.twitter.com\/qLkff1Rr1N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Homeland GOP (@HomelandGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomelandGOP\/status\/1427650243147952128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The State Department\u2019s 2019 terrorism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Country-Reports-on-Terrorism-2019-2.pdf#page=186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> revealed that \u201cthere was no credible evidence indicating international terrorist groups established bases in Mexico, worked directly with Mexican drug cartels, or sent operative via Mexico into the United States.\u201d However, the representative cited the CBP saying that there has been a recent \u201cuptick\u201d in terrorism across the southern border, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>In April, President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/14\/joe-biden-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-iraq-taliban-september-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vowed<\/a> to withdraw troops in Afghanistan by Sept. 11 to put an end to the 20-year war. Katko blamed the president for the takeover in Afghanistan, saying that he reportedly did not listen to experts with regards to withdrawing troops from the country. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/16\/ryan-crocker-afghanistan-ambassador-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018I\u2019m Left With Some Grave Questions\u2019: Obama-Era Afghanistan Ambassador Doubting If Biden Can Lead As Commander In Chief)&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very dangerous situation, and what is most disturbing is that the president was just defiant as hell about his decision \u2013 it is clear he didn\u2019t listen to his key military advisors \u2013 and he did not talk about the biggest implication of his decision which is an increased threat to the homeland,\u201d he told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Afghanistan\u2019s situation, the president gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/08\/16\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speech<\/a> Monday where he said that the U.S. must \u201cfocus on the threats we face today in 2021, not yesterday\u2019s threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis so-called \u2018threat of yesterday\u2019 has now become the threat of today,\u201d Katko said in reference to the speech. \u201cBasically, he is creating the world headquarters of terrorism. The threat, when you are allowing the world headquarters to be created for one of your threats of the past, it becomes a current threat. No doubt about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is ironic that the president has created this, because this is the thing he was trying to prevent,\u201d he continued, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>In the speech, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/16\/joe-biden-address-nation-afghanistan-taliban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biden<\/a> said that U.S. counterterrorism missions will, if needed, enter Afghanistan to combat threats of terrorism.&nbsp;The president also said that Afghan forces did not defend themselves when they had the ability to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican New York Rep. 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