{"id":677571,"date":"2021-08-23T22:51:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T02:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=677571"},"modified":"2021-08-23T22:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T02:51:09","slug":"fmr-dhs-secy-says-afghanistan-could-become-a-safe-haven-for-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-dhs-secy-says-afghanistan-could-become-a-safe-haven-for-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Fmr. DHS Secy. says Afghanistan could become a safe haven for terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ffmr-dhs-secy-says-afghanistan-could-become-a-safe-haven-for-terrorists%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=677571&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 id=\"attachment_2498827\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2498827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:20 PM PT \u2013 Monday, August 23, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson warned Afghanistan could become a breeding ground for terrorists. On Monday, he said Afghanistan was the perfect situation for terrorism to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson added the world would have been better off if Joe Biden followed the Pentagon\u2019s recommendation for a small group of soldiers to remain in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a very type of place that terrorist groups seek to establish as a headquarters, as a base for training and gathering,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019ve been for months now that I think it would\u2019ve been appropriate to leave a small, special force dedicated to counterterrorism intelligence collection purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#8217;s Afghanistan disaster was called out by these  Obama officials:<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Jeh Johnson (DHS)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Leon Panetta (CIA)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f John Brennan (CIA)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f David Petraeus (CIA)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f David Axelrod (WH)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Ryan Crocker (Afghanistan Ambassador)<\/p>\n<p>All FORMER! Few CURRENT Dem officials have  courage!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayleighmcenany\/status\/1427684871699369992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson went on to say the U.S. should have kept Bagram Airfield, which Biden elected to abandon weeks ago. He said Bagram would have added a strategic advantage better than current U.S. operations in the Kabul airport.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/house-freedom-caucus-holds-press-conference-on-infrastructure-budget-resolution\/\">House Freedom Caucus Holds Press Conference On Infrastructure, Budget Resolution<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Capitol Hill in Washington. 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