It also ordered a "full review" of the chaotic US military withdrawal.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is reviewing whether to designate Afghan ruler Taliban as a "foreign terrorist organization."

Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, “I believe now that the classification is under review.”

The response comes the day after the Comprehensive Review of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, a evacuation operation that killed 13 U.S. service personnel and 150 Afghans at Kabul Airport hit by ISIL (ISIL) bombs.

After three months of withdrawals, a comprehensive review is needed to ensure responsibility for the event, Hegseth said in a memo on Tuesday.

"This remains an important step towards faith and trust in the American people and all those in uniform, and is prudent based on the number of casualties and equipment lost during the execution of this withdrawal operation," Hegsth wrote.

The administration of former President Joe Biden, who is in charge of retreat, blames the chaos caused mainly on the first Donald Trump administration's lack of plans and plans to reduce troops and after dealing with the Taliban to accelerate the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Trump signed the agreement with the Taliban in Doha in February 2020 to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan, first of all, with the evacuation of about 4,000 soldiers "in a few months."

The Trump administration at the time had agreed that the government would withdraw from the country in May 2021 if the Taliban reached a peace agreement with the Afghan government and promised to prevent internationally designated terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda and ISIL from gaining a foothold in the country.

After taking office in January 2021, Biden said he must respect the agreement or the new conflict risks with the Taliban, which may require other forces in Afghanistan.

During the 2024 campaign, Trump regularly criticized Biden and his administration for withdrawing troops, saying that the way it did “was the most embarrassing day of our country’s life.” Trump said the withdrawal should be carried out with "dignity, strength, power."

Senior U.S. military officials, including then Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and then-U.S. General Mark Milley, have appeared before lawmakers to testify about the withdrawal.

Starting from 2001-2021, the war in Afghanistan is the longest war in the United States, surpassing Vietnam.

It is unclear how Hergers' comments differ from many of the previous comments by the U.S. military, the State Department and Trump Republicans in the House.

The U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East operations, also investigated ISIL's attack on Kabul in the last days of its withdrawal.