In testimony before the Senate armed services committee, Kahl said it was still unclear whether the Taliban has the ability to fight Islamic State effectively following the US withdrawal in August.
The US fought the Taliban as well as striking groups like Islamic State and al-Qaida.
The remarks are the latest reminder that Afghanistan could still pose serious national security concerns for the US even after it ended its two-decade war in defeat in August.
The Taliban, who won the war, are enemies of Islamic State and have seen its attempts to impose law and order after the US pullout thwarted by suicide bombings and other attacks claimed by Islamic State.
They include bombings targeting the minority Shia sect and even an Islamic State killing of a member of a Taliban militia force in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
Occupation vs assistance. Which is much humane. Just a thought.
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