Anthony Blinken tells irate lawmakers that US had prepared for worst-case scenarios in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Anthony Blinken tells irate lawmakers that US had prepared for worst-case scenarios in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Republican lawmakers, seeing a vulnerability for Biden, have portrayed the pullout as chaotic and accused the president of abandoning Americans to the fate of the Taliban Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday insisted the Biden administration had prepared for worst-case scenarios in Afghanistan, as irate lawmakers accused the White House of presiding over a historic disaster. After Trump’s February 2020 deal with the Taliban and drawdown of US troops, the Islamist movement was in the “strongest military position it had been since 9/11,” the attacks 20 years ago that prompted America’s longest war, Blinken said. Blinken, however, suggested that the Taliban violated the accord through their “relentless march,” even as the Trump administration pressed the former Afghan government to free battle-hardened militants. Blinken said there was “no evidence that staying longer would have made the Afghan security forces or the Afghan government any more resilient or self-sustaining.” “If 20 years and hundreds of billions of dollars in support, equipment and training did not suffice, why would another year, another five, another 10?” Representative Gregory Meeks, the Democrat who led the committee, accused Republicans of having been silent when Trump and Pompeo pursued the same policies on Afghanistan.

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Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony is disrupted by protesters at the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a hearing on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / AP WASHINGTON — US Congressional Republicans on Wednesday grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. …

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony is disrupted by protesters at the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a hearing on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / AP WASHINGTON — US Congressional Republicans on Wednesday grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. …

Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal ‘lit the world on fire’
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal ‘lit the world on fire’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Under fire from congressional Republicans about one of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the administration’s handling of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying Democrats struggled to make the best of a bad pullout deal struck by Donald Trump. Blinken said much of the blame for the sudden collapse of …

Antony Blinken agrees to testify over US's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Antony Blinken agrees to testify over US's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan

India Today  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify publicly at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, the panel said on Tuesday, after a long dispute with the Republican-led committee. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul said Blinken had committed to appear at a public hearing on December 11 to discuss the …

Republicans Move To Hold Antony Blinken In Contempt Over Afghanistan Testimony
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans Move To Hold Antony Blinken In Contempt Over Afghanistan Testimony

Huff Post  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a joint press conference with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, not pictured, in Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. via Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are moving Tuesday to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after a contentious back-and-forth with …

House Republicans advance contempt charges against Secretary Blinken over Afghanistan testimony
3 months, 2 weeks ago

House Republicans advance contempt charges against Secretary Blinken over Afghanistan testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday advanced contempt of Congress charges against Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary over an appearance to testify on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Blinken, in a letter to McCaul, said that he was “profoundly disappointed” in the chairman’s decision to advance …

State Department accuses House GOP of calling Blinken to testify about Afghanistan when he’s away
3 months, 3 weeks ago

State Department accuses House GOP of calling Blinken to testify about Afghanistan when he’s away

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The State Department lashed out Thursday at House Republicans over a subpoena for testimony about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, accusing them of repeatedly calling for hearings on days they knew Secretary of State Antony Blinken was unavailable to appear. Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he was trying to accommodate Blinken, …

Republicans Release Report On Afghanistan War, Blames Biden For 'Hasty Exit'
4 months ago

Republicans Release Report On Afghanistan War, Blames Biden For 'Hasty Exit'

ABP News  

House Republicans have issued a report on their investigation into the United States's withdrawal from Afghanistan, blaming the disastrous end of America's longest war on President Joe Biden's administration. The report said that over 18-month investigation by Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee zeroed in on the months leading up to the removal of US troops found that Biden …

Republican report slams Biden's 'failures' for chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan
4 months ago

Republican report slams Biden's 'failures' for chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan

India Today  

U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Trump has also attacked Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the exit from Afghanistan during campaign appearances, blaming them personally for the deaths at Kabul airport's Abbey …

Biden lied, pulled out US forces from Afghanistan against military advice: Report
4 months ago

Biden lied, pulled out US forces from Afghanistan against military advice: Report

India Today  

US President Joe Biden was adamant on getting out of Afghanistan, and ignored the advice of the US military, the Afghanistan government and Nato. “During his decades-long tenure as a Delaware US senator, eight years as Vice President of the United States and nearly four years as president, Mr Biden has demonstrated distrust of America’s military experts and advisors and …

Republicans Plan To Highlight Afghanistan Withdrawal Chaos
4 months ago

Republicans Plan To Highlight Afghanistan Withdrawal Chaos

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The chaotic exit of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, with its images of desperate Afghan citizens trying to clamber aboard American planes and a suicide bombing that took the lives of 13 U.S. troops, marked the beginning of the end for President Joe Biden’s presidential approval ratings. The House may only be scheduled to be …

House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
4 months ago

House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have issued a subpoena demanding testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they wrap up a sprawling yearslong investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a subpoena letter late Tuesday ordering Blinken to appear before the committee by Sept. …

US report slams poor planning for Afghanistan withdrawal
1 year, 6 months ago

US report slams poor planning for Afghanistan withdrawal

Al Jazeera  

The US State Department did not adequately prepare for the swift collapse of the Afghan government in 2021, an internal review has found, in the latest report to criticise the United States’ chaotic withdrawal from the country. Friday’s report said the decision by US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan had “serious …

Biden administration defends Afghanistan withdrawal, blames Trump
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden administration defends Afghanistan withdrawal, blames Trump

Al Jazeera  

White House says while Joe Biden wanted to end war, lack of planning by Donald Trump ‘severely constrained’ options. Washington, DC – US President Joe Biden’s administration has defended its decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan, but said the 2021 withdrawal highlighted that Washington must better prepare for “high-risk scenarios” in the future. “During the transition from the …

EXPLAINER: What happened to the Afghanistan evacuation?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What happened to the Afghanistan evacuation?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan didn’t end with the departure of the last U.S. troops on Aug. 30, but it did slow to a trickle. Most of the departures, however, have been carried out quietly for remaining American citizens, U.S. residents or people with the special immigrant visa for those who worked as military …

Military leaders testify ‘strategic failure’ followed years of mistakes in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Military leaders testify ‘strategic failure’ followed years of mistakes in Afghanistan

LA Times  

The nation’s top general testified Tuesday that the American war in Afghanistan ended in “strategic failure,” a grim conclusion that acknowledged a long series of mistakes and miscalculations by the Pentagon’s leaders. “There’s no other way to describe that.” Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., who oversaw the most recent operations in Afghanistan, also …

Anthony Blinken discusses way forward in Afghanistan with Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi
3 years, 3 months ago

Anthony Blinken discusses way forward in Afghanistan with Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Firstpost  

Blinken appreciated the work that Pakistan has done to facilitate the departure of American citizens who wish to leave Afghanistan as well as others Washington: US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has met with the visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly and discussed the way forward in Afghanistan, stressing the …

Biden overruled Blinken and Austin on speedy Afghanistan pullout, according to book
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden overruled Blinken and Austin on speedy Afghanistan pullout, according to book

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During his testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Mr Blinken said …

Antony Blinken's defense of Afghan policy clouded by Al-Qaeda warning
3 years, 3 months ago

Antony Blinken's defense of Afghan policy clouded by Al-Qaeda warning

Firstpost  

Blinken had mixed results in attempting to face down the second day of tough congressional questioning, this time from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought to parry bipartisan congressional criticism of the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal, as new intelligence estimates warned that al-Qaeda could soon again use Afghan soil to plot attacks on …

Antony Blinken defense of Afghan policy clouded by al-Qaida warning
3 years, 3 months ago

Antony Blinken defense of Afghan policy clouded by al-Qaida warning

India TV News  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought to parry bipartisan congressional criticism of the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal, as new intelligence estimates warned that al-Qaida could soon again use Afghan soil to plot attacks on the United States. “The execution of the U.S. withdrawal was clearly and fatally flawed,” said committee chairman Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who has been …

Joe Biden 'went against advice' of top staff on withdrawal from Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden 'went against advice' of top staff on withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden's top cabinet members unsuccessfully tried to dissuade him from pulling all US troops out of Afghanistan, it has emerged. Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, and Lloyd Austin, the defence secretary, pushed Mr Biden to conduct a slower drawdown, according to Peril, a forthcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward. Mr Blinken was said to have then telephoned the …

Afghanistan: Top Dem threatens to subpoena Pentagon chief Austin for not testifying with Blinken
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: Top Dem threatens to subpoena Pentagon chief Austin for not testifying with Blinken

Daily Mail  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to answer for President Joe Biden's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 14 Committee Chair Bob Menendez threatened to subpoena Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Austin declined to appear before the Senate …

Democrats shift blame for Afghanistan withdrawal chaos to Trump
3 years, 3 months ago

Democrats shift blame for Afghanistan withdrawal chaos to Trump

Al Jazeera  

Under pressure over August departure from Kabul, Biden allies in Congress point to Donald Trump’s deal with Taliban. At a congressional hearing on Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed that President Joe Biden inherited a Trump agreement with the Taliban that stipulated that all US troops would leave Afghanistan by May of this year. Congressman Brad Sherman, a …

‘I Will Fight to Death’: What Ex-Afghan PM Ashraf Ghani Said Right Before Fleeing Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

‘I Will Fight to Death’: What Ex-Afghan PM Ashraf Ghani Said Right Before Fleeing Afghanistan

News 18  

Ashraf Ghani vowed to “fight to death” the night before he left Afghanistan, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In an interview by Afghan-based Tolo News, Blinken was asked if he helped Ghani flee from Kabul on the day Taliban took over the war-torn country. Lotfullah Najafizada: “Did you help President Ghani flee the country?”Blinken: Ghani said night …

Taliban must allow departures from Afghanistan, Blinken says
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban must allow departures from Afghanistan, Blinken says

Al Jazeera  

Top US diplomat criticises new Afghan government but says administration’s engagement with the Taliban will continue. The new Taliban-led Afghan government must live up to its commitments to allow safe passage for those looking to leave Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Enabling the departures of people seeking to leave, “preventing terrorist groups from using Afghanistan as …

Antony Blinken says U.S. working with Taliban on flights
3 years, 4 months ago

Antony Blinken says U.S. working with Taliban on flights

The Hindu  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the State Department is working with the Taliban to facilitate additional charter flights from Kabul for people seeking to leave Afghanistan after the American military and diplomatic departure. Mr. Blinken said the Taliban have given assurances of safe passage for all seeking to leave Afghanistan with proper travel documents. Mr. Blinken said the …

Taliban vowed to let Afghans 'freely depart' from country, says Blinken after Qatar talks
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban vowed to let Afghans 'freely depart' from country, says Blinken after Qatar talks

India Today  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Taliban had reiterated a pledge to allow Afghans to freely depart Afghanistan following his meeting with Qatari officials on accelerating evacuations. The Taliban told the United States that "they will let people with travel documents freely depart," Blinken told a news conference in Doha where he and Defense Secretary Lloyd …

Anthony Blinken arrives in Qatar for Afghanistan crisis talks
3 years, 4 months ago

Anthony Blinken arrives in Qatar for Afghanistan crisis talks

Daily Mail  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Qatar on Monday as Washington seeks support for the evacuation of stranded Americans and at-risk Afghans left behind and after the Taliban said they had taken control of the entire country. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Qatar on Monday as Washington seeks support for the evacuation of stranded Americans …

Afghanistan crisis: Joe Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the ‘forever war’
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan crisis: Joe Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the ‘forever war’

Firstpost  

He cited the 120,000 Americans and Afghan allies evacuated in the two weeks since the Taliban seized power in Kabul, boasting that “no nation has ever done anything like it in all of history.” The forever war is over, but the forever debate may be only beginning. “After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refused to send another generation …

Biden says chaotic Kabul withdrawal was a SUCCESS
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden says chaotic Kabul withdrawal was a SUCCESS

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the troop withdrawal from Kabul that left 13 US service members dead was an 'extraordinary success' and blamed Donald Trump and local soldiers for the mess in Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the US troop withdrawal from Kabul was an 'extraordinary success' and blamed Donald Trump and local …

Biden speech transcript: US completes Afghanistan withdrawal
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden speech transcript: US completes Afghanistan withdrawal

Al Jazeera  

‘I believe this is the right decision, a wise decision and the best decision for America,’ Biden said. Here is the full transcript of Biden’s remarks: “Last night in Kabul, the United States ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history. Bit it did authorise the release of 5,000 prisoners last year, including some of …

Defiant Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal as criticism mounts
3 years, 4 months ago

Defiant Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal as criticism mounts

Al Jazeera  

‘I was not going to extend this forever war,’ US President Joe Biden says as Republicans rebuke the troop withdrawal. Less than 24 hours after the last United States military flight left Kabul, President Joe Biden mounted a defiant defence of the withdrawal, saying it was “the right decision” to end the US’s 20-year military presence in Afghanistan. After a …

Americans back Afghanistan withdrawal, lament chaotic exit
3 years, 4 months ago

Americans back Afghanistan withdrawal, lament chaotic exit

Live Mint  

Daniella Garcia and Robert Montani both think it is past time for U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. Mr. Montani, 60, a retired financial adviser from Valley Forge who didn’t cast a vote for president in 2020, said Mr. Biden “hasn’t come out and explained or defended or taken responsibility for what appears to be a logistical disaster." I’m trying …

US pledges to pressure Taliban to allow departures past August 31
3 years, 4 months ago

US pledges to pressure Taliban to allow departures past August 31

Al Jazeera  

‘There is no deadline on our work’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken says, vowing to help people leave Afghanistan after US withdrawal. The United States military may be leaving Afghanistan by August 31, but Washington’s efforts to help its citizens and Afghan allies leave the country will continue well beyond that deadline, Biden administration officials said on Wednesday. “The Taliban …

Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was 'logical, rational and right decision': Joe Biden
3 years, 4 months ago

Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was 'logical, rational and right decision': Joe Biden

India TV News  

Facing criticism over his policy on Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden has defended his move to withdraw American troops from the war-torn country, saying history will record this as a "logical, rational and right decision". Indian-American politician and former US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley said earlier in the day: "They have surrendered the American people and actually withdrew …

What The Exit From Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees The World
3 years, 4 months ago

What The Exit From Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees The World

NPR  

What The Exit From Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees The World Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images In January 2002, when the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan reopened for the first time since 1989, Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the first member of Congress to visit him in Kabul was the then-senator from Delaware, Joe …

US Secretary of State Blinken mistakens Ghani as Hamid Karzai in interview slip-up | Watch
3 years, 4 months ago

US Secretary of State Blinken mistakens Ghani as Hamid Karzai in interview slip-up | Watch

India Today  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a TV interview, mistakenly referred to ousted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani as Hamid Karzai, who led Afghanistan’s first government after the Taliban were overthrown in 2001 and was president until 2014. While speaking on the evacuations in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a slip-up, said Hamid Karzai fled the country …

Fact check: Trump officials try to rewrite their Afghanistan history
3 years, 4 months ago

Fact check: Trump officials try to rewrite their Afghanistan history

CNN  

Washington CNN — There’s been no shortage of fact-based criticism aimed at the Biden administration’s handling of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Pence went so far as to claim that the Trump administration’s February 2020 peace deal with the Taliban “immediately brought to Afghanistan a stability unseen in decades.” “In the past 18 months, the U.S. has not suffered a …

Joe Biden Hints At Extending Afghanistan Deployment To Evacuate Americans, Allies
3 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden Hints At Extending Afghanistan Deployment To Evacuate Americans, Allies

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden promised on Friday to “do everything we can” to evacuate Americans and Afghans seeking to leave Afghanistan now that Taliban militants have taken over the country ― suggesting he might extend the U.S. mission there. Asked about a possible extension of the deployment, Biden said he believes evacuations can be completed by then but …

US Embassy officials in Kabul warned top Washington officials of Taliban takeover in July, says report
3 years, 4 months ago

US Embassy officials in Kabul warned top Washington officials of Taliban takeover in July, says report

Firstpost  

US officials’ classified information had told the State Department that the Taliban’s aggressive advance might not be stopped by Afghanistan’s government forces Washington: US Embassy officials in Kabul had warned top officials in Washington of the Afghanistan government’s collapse in July, a media report said on Thursday. In July, nearly two dozen US officials in the Kabul embassy had warned …

US Embassy officials in Kabul warned of Taliban takeover in July
3 years, 4 months ago

US Embassy officials in Kabul warned of Taliban takeover in July

India TV News  

US Embassy officials in Kabul had warned top officials in Washington of the Afghanistan government's collapse in July, a media report said on Thursday. In July, nearly two dozen US officials in the Kabul embassy had warned Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Amerian officials of the Afghanistan government's fall soon after the completion of US troops withdrawal, …

Will respond with 'devastating force' if Taliban interferes with US evacuation operations, warns Biden
3 years, 4 months ago

Will respond with 'devastating force' if Taliban interferes with US evacuation operations, warns Biden

Firstpost  

Biden said the US mission is short and limited in scope, and focused on get its people and allies out as safely and quickly as possible Washington: US President Joe Biden has warned the Taliban of swift and forceful response from the US if they attack American personnel or disrupt their operations in Afghanistan. He said if the Taliban interfered …

'I stand squarely behind' US pullout from Afghanistan, says Joe Biden; calls Afghan chaos 'gutwrenching'
3 years, 4 months ago

'I stand squarely behind' US pullout from Afghanistan, says Joe Biden; calls Afghan chaos 'gutwrenching'

Firstpost  

President Joe Biden reiterated however that the US national interest in Afghanistan was always principally about preventing terrorist attacks on the US homeland President Joe Biden defiantly rejected blame Monday for chaotic scenes of Afghans lunging desperately for US military planes in a bid to flee after the easy victory by the Taliban over an Afghan military that America and …

Watchdog describes litany of US failures in Afghanistan mission
3 years, 4 months ago

Watchdog describes litany of US failures in Afghanistan mission

Al Jazeera  

The United States “struggled to develop and implement a coherent strategy” in Afghanistan and the overall picture there is “bleak”, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said in a report released on Tuesday. John Sopko, the special inspector general, wrote that any gains “in life expectancy, the mortality of children under five, GDP per capita, and literacy rates” during …

Joe Biden says he stands by US withdrawal from Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden says he stands by US withdrawal from Afghanistan

ABC  

US President Joe Biden says he stands squarely behind his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, after the Taliban seized power in just over a week. Key points: Mr Biden said the collapse of the Afghan armed forces was quicker than expected He said political leaders gave up and fled the country and armed forces did not put up a fight …

Analysis: Defiant Biden is face of chaotic Afghan evacuation
3 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: Defiant Biden is face of chaotic Afghan evacuation

Associated Press  

Four presidents share responsibility for the missteps in Afghanistan that accumulated over two decades. “Here’s what I believe to my core: It is wrong to order American troops to step up when Afghanistan’s own armed forces would not,” said Biden. The evacuation received condemnation at home and abroad, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel calling the latest developments “bitter, dramatic and …

Joe Biden says he stands 'squarely behind' Afghanistan decision
3 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden says he stands 'squarely behind' Afghanistan decision

The Hindu  

Striking a defiant tone, US President Joe Biden said Monday that he stands "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan as he acknowledged the "gut-wrenching" images coming out of the country after the swift Taliban takeover of the government. “I stand squarely behind my decision,” Mr Biden said in a televised address to the nation from the …

Trump calls on Biden to ‘resign in disgrace’ over unfolding crisis in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Trump calls on Biden to ‘resign in disgrace’ over unfolding crisis in Afghanistan

The Independent  

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There's A Bipartisan Backlash To How Biden Handled The Withdrawal From Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

There's A Bipartisan Backlash To How Biden Handled The Withdrawal From Afghanistan

NPR  

There's A Bipartisan Backlash To How Biden Handled The Withdrawal From Afghanistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Liz Lynch/Getty Images Liz Lynch/Getty Images Congressional outcry over the Biden's administration's handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's takeover of the country has been swift. Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Susan Walsh/Pool/AFP via Getty …

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