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US officials flags South Asia-linked terror risks as homeland threats

FBI National Security Branch Operations Director Michael Glasheen reinforced that warning, saying international terrorist organisations tied to ISIS and al-Qaida remain among the most immediate threats to the US homeland.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem(moiddle) at the Congressional hearing / X/@joekent16jan19

Senior US national security officials have told lawmakers that terrorist groups with roots in South Asia — particularly Pakistan- and Afghanistan-linked networks — continue to pose a direct and evolving threat to the United States. 

National Counterterrorism Centre Director Joseph Kent told members of the House Homeland Security Committee during a Congressional hearing on worldwide dangers that ISIS and al-Qaida remain active across South and Central Asia, with Afghanistan again emerging as a permissive environment for extremist activity.

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