After the Taliban occupation of Afghanistan, a new threat is looming over the world. According to General Mark Milley, Joint Chief of Staff of the US Army, the Taliban's occupation of Afghanistan can have an impact on Pakistan and its nuclear weapons. General Mark made this statement before the Armed Services Committee of the Senate. Along with Mark, Defense Secretary General Lloyd Austin is also recording a statement on the Afghanistan issue before the committee. He will now appear before the House of Representatives.
General Milley said- We had anticipated that if the withdrawal of American forces was too rapid, then the risk of regional instability would increase rapidly. This will increase the threat to Pakistan and its nuclear weapons. President Biden was also informed about this. US forces kept the pressure on the Taliban for 20 years. Now we are also reviewing the role of Pakistan, under which it has allowed terrorist safe havens to remain here for 20 years.
In this hearing, General Frank McKenzie, Chief of US Central Command was also present along with General Mark. Responding to a senator's question, McKenzie said – Pakistan and the Taliban have had a deep relationship, but now I think that these relations will change because the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan. Their relations will deteriorate, as the Taliban will now negotiate on their own terms and look after their own interests.
According to General McKenzie, talks are going on between Pakistan and America regarding the air corridor. Under this, Afghanistan can be reached through Pakistan. A special feature of this hearing was that no top general of America said anything on Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into terrorists. He said- We want to give secret information to the senators about this, but this briefing should be secret.
Former US Intelligence Chief John Bolton gave an interview to the British newspaper 'Daily Mail' a few days ago. In this, Bolton had said – The biggest danger facing the world today is whether the Taliban or any other terrorist organization will get nuclear weapons of Pakistan. For this, every country should be concerned. Terrorism is the biggest threat to this earth today and it has increased more than ever before.
