Taliban-run Afghanistan could prompt rise in terrorist threats, top US general warns

America’s top general said the United States could now face a rise in terrorist threats from a Taliban-run Afghanistan. That warning comes as intelligence agencies charged with anticipating those threats face new questions after the U.S.-backed Afghan military collapsed with shocking speed.

Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told senators on a briefing call Sunday that U.S. officials are expected to alter their earlier assessments about the pace of terrorist groups reconstituting in Afghanistan, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.    'Fox & Friends' hosts Ainsley Earhardt, Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade weigh in as the Taliban quickly seizes control of Afghanistan, with Kilmeade calling the situation the 'worst planned exit in the history of our country.' In June, the Pentagon’s top leaders said an extremist group like Al Qaeda may be able to regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the U.S. homeland within two years of the American military’s withdrawal from the country. Two decades after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan because the Taliban harbored Al Qaeda leaders, experts say the Taliban and Al Qaeda remain aligned, and other violent groups could also find safe haven under the new regime.