ISIS-K, the branch of the ISIS terrorist group active in Afghanistan, could have the capability to launch international attacks in as soon as six to 12 months, according to a Pentagon official. In testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the Defense Department’s under secretary for policy, Colin Kahl, said that currently both ISIS-K and the al-Qaeda terrorist group want to carry out international attacks but don’t have the capability to do so at present. “I think the intelligence community assesses that both ISIS-K and al-Qaeda have the intent to conduct external operations, including against the United States. But neither currently has the capability to do so,” Kahl said. “We could see ISIS-K generate that capability in somewhere between 6 or 12 months. I think the current assessments by the intelligence community is that al-Qaeda would take a year or two to reconstitute that capability.” Kahl said the goal was to “be vigilant …