„The threat is real. It’s acute. It is persistent. And it is something we’re focused on with every tool in our arsenal,“ the national security advisor said Sunday.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the U.S. is placing „paramount priority“ on fielding potential terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, following reports that the Islamic State group ( ISIS) could target Americans in Kabul. Speaking on CNN ’s State of the Union Sunday morning, Sullivan said potential threats from ISIS are „real,“ and said the U.S. is using every means possible to prevent an attack. „The threat is real. It’s acute. It is persistent. And it is something we’re focused on with every tool in our arsenal. Commanders on the ground have a wide variety of capabilities they’re using to defend the air field against a potential terrorist attack. We’re working hard with our intelligence community to try to isolate and determine where an attack might come from,“ Sullivan said. „It is something that we are placing paramount priority on stopping or disrupting and, we’ll do everything we can as long as we’re on the ground to keep that from happening. But we are taking it absolutely deadly seriously,“ he added. Sullivan’s statements come after U.S. officials changed their evacuation strategy in Afghanistan on Saturday after learning of potential threats against Americans at the Kabul airport.
