{"id":30247,"date":"2022-05-10T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/10\/afghan-based-terror-groups-still-a-year-away-from-ability-to-strike-us-intel-leaders-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:24:17","slug":"afghan-based-terror-groups-still-a-year-away-from-ability-to-strike-us-intel-leaders-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/smr\/geoint\/2022\/05\/10\/afghan-based-terror-groups-still-a-year-away-from-ability-to-strike-us-intel-leaders-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan-based terror groups still a year away from ability to strike US, intel leaders say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Terrorist groups within Afghanistan <\/a>are still about a year away from being able to attack targets in western countries, but remain a significant concern for U.S. military planners, intelligence officials told lawmakers on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last fall, Defense Department officials said that groups like al-Qaida and Islamic State Khorasan Province (known as ISIS-K) could strike at the United States within six months<\/a> if left unchecked by military forces, a timeline that alarmed numerous lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this week, Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency<\/a>, said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee that his agency believes both groups are still a year away from that kind of disruptive capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\t