There are no agreements on the use of the territories of third countries for this purpose yet
Washington. July 9. INTERFAX-The United States will have the capabilities to fight terrorism in Afghanistan and other parts of the world after the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
"You have already heard from me in the past that we have at our disposal the capabilities to fight terrorism from abroad, and they are even quite strong," he said at a briefing.
These capabilities include bases in the Middle East, "which we can use with the help of air assets, both manned and unmanned, in the region," as well as an aircraft carrier strike group "near Afghanistan, which continues to provide additional capabilities."
At the same time, according to Kirby, the United States continues to "explore additional opportunities" using the territories of neighboring countries with Afghanistan. This, he noted, is handled by the head of the US Central Command, General Frank McKenzie, the State Department and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken personally.
"But I don't have any signed agreements on this issue that I could report today," Kirby said.
He stressed :" We are making progress, we are working very, very hard on this ( ... ). But I really want to make sure that it is absolutely clear to the American people that we already have reliable, promising opportunities to continue fighting terrorist threats that affect the homeland."
The spokesman admitted that the Taliban (the terrorist organization" Taliban", banned in the Russian Federation) in Afghanistan " captured dozens of district centers, this is true, and we believe that they also intend to threaten provincial centers."
He noted that this is why "it is so important for us to continue to insist on a political settlement of this military conflict through negotiations" between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday called on the countries of the Middle East region to help Washington achieve a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops from this country.
