Pentagon: ‘Increasing Number of Taliban Commanders Are Swearing Allegiance to ISIS’

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering sending more troops into Afghanistan — but it’s a quagmire into which he could be wading.

Apparently, an increasing number of Taliban terrorists have taken up with ISIS, swearing loyalties to this even more brutal terror group.

U.S. troops in Afghanistan are finding themselves in graver danger, as an increasing number of Taliban chiefs are turning to ISIS and swearing allegiance.

It’s already dangerous enough in Afghanistan for U.S. troops. Three American soldiers were just killed by an Afghan soldier this past weekend — an attack claimed by the Taliban, which said through a spokesperson it had infiltrated U.S. security forces.

These are called “green-on-blue” attacks, and they’re becoming bigger and bigger threats for U.S. troops.

Now add ISIS to the mix — and the danger level for American soldiers ratchets.

From RT:

“RT: The Taliban claimed to have infiltrated the Afghan Army. Is this likely and how big a problem does it pose?

“Michael Maloof [Pentagon]: Yes, it is. It has been for quite some time now. It clearly demonstrates two things. Number one, the Taliban is on the rise and especially in this one area, it is very remote and we have forces out there for training and assisting and they are not backed up by combat troops. Secondly, it also shows that the vetting process that the US is using somehow failed. There should have been something that was picked up on this Taliban commander’s background that could have kicked him out and denied him access to the Afghan Army. So, there appears to be a breakdown and I am sure the Pentagon is going to be investigating that…

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