"The Al-Qaeda group that attacked us on September 11 [2001] has long been seriously weakened to the point that now, according to our intelligence estimates, it is not capable of carrying out external attacks on us or on others," TASS leads Blinken's words at a hearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives.

He added that the Taliban ** need to remember what happened when it granted asylum to Al-Qaeda.

Earlier, Anthony Blinken said that American weapons, which fell into the hands of the Taliban, do not pose a threat to Afghanistan's neighboring states.

"Al-Qaeda" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 02/14/2003.

** "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 02.14.2003.