Several US Army Airborne divisions are among the military units placed on high alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe should the situation over Ukraine escalates, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said.
IR experts have underscored the need for the security agencies in the country to be additionally cautious in the wake of the unfolding event in Afghanistan that, they opined, could affect Nepal.
The United States invaded Afghanistan along with allied forces in 2001 shortly after the 9/11 terror attacks and has been there ever since, before the impending withdrawal this year of the last American troops.
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