'We are concerned that, with developments in Afghanistan—among other things—that there will be more inspiration,' FBI Director Christopher Wray said.
"I think it is fair to assess that the development of those groups' external operations capability, we've got to monitor and assess whether that's going to happen faster than we had predicted otherwise," Abizaid said."Afghanistan is a very dynamic environment right now."
Officials also defended the vetting process they have in place to screen the backgrounds of Afghanistan refugees seeking entry into the U.S. Homeland Security Secretarysaid the number of refugees denied entry has been minimal because"we have not found many people with derogatory information relative to those who qualify for admission to the United States by reason of their status."
"The [screening] architecture that has been built over 20 years since 9/11 remains in place and has only strengthened," he said."We have a screening and vetting architecture. We have greater cooperation amongst the federal agencies in the counterterrorism, intelligence and law enforcement communities. We remain ever vigilant in that regard."
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned of a potential increase in extremist activity against the U.S., domestically and abroad, following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Above, Wray testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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