mo4ch:>US must stay in Afghanistan or face new 9/11, top general urges | Mo4ch News

US forces must remain in the bogged-down Afghanistan campaign, or terrorists might get back on their feet and launch another 9/11-scale attack on American people, General Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Speaking at an event organized by the Washington Post, Dunford said that American military presence in Afghanistan is essential to contain terrorists who otherwise would regroup and take revenge on the US.Read more "Were we not to put the pressure on Al-Qaeda, ISIS (Islamic State) and other groups in the region we are putting on today, it is our assessment that, in a period of time their capability would reconstitute, and they have today the intent, and in the future, they would have the capability to do what we saw on 9/11," Dunford said when asked about a potential withdrawal of the US military contingent from the war-ravaged country.Dunford stressed that his top priority is not to ensure security and stability in Afghanistan, which has been lying in sham…