Joe Biden isn't backing away from his decision on Afghanistan, but questions will linger over the hasty US withdrawal
3 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden isn't backing away from his decision on Afghanistan, but questions will linger over the hasty US withdrawal

ABC  

For all the bullets, bombs and the buildings America showered upon Afghanistan across two decades of occupation, it's striking how, when time finally ran out, nothing proved as potent as a cheap pocket smartphone. Questions raised over speed of Afghan military's collapse On Tuesday, the Biden stands by withdrawal, while admitting "the truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated". There is Donald Trump's rhetorical demand "it is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace", and Senate leader Mitch McConnell's denunciation of the "shameful failure of American leadership". But both ignore the key role Trump played as the third man presiding over America's Afghanistan war by bequeathing a withdrawal deadline to Biden as the fourth. Biden didn't call time on the Afghanistan war for the same "America first" reasons Trump wanted out, but in the disastrous end to it all, the motivation behind it gets lost.

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Joe Biden’s foreign policy legacy looks even worse in the rear-view mirror
2 months ago

Joe Biden’s foreign policy legacy looks even worse in the rear-view mirror

The Independent  

Four years may not be so very long in the great sweep of history, but it is still hard to remember which hopes and fears gripped the world – especially in Europe – as the United States prepared to vote for its president last time around. It could even be argued that Biden’s set views and traditional Atlanticist outlook made …

Afghan special forces commander describes his shock at 'tyrant' Biden's withdrawal order: 'It felt like a dagger to my heart'
4 months ago

Afghan special forces commander describes his shock at 'tyrant' Biden's withdrawal order: 'It felt like a dagger to my heart'

Daily Mail  

Lt. General Sami Sadat, one of Afghanistan's most senior special forces commanders, was in the middle of an offensive against the Taliban when he heard that President Joe Biden had ordered American troops to leave the country. The order from Biden crippled Sadat and his forces, he told Congress, all before the U.S. government eventually surrendered Bagram Air Base and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Republican-led probe blames Biden for chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
4 months ago

Republican-led probe blames Biden for chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – In a new report, Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have placed the blame for the chaotic 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan on the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden. The Republican report said the Biden administration “had the information and opportunity to take necessary steps to plan for the inevitable collapse of the Afghan …

President Biden’s Central Mistake in Afghanistan
8 months, 2 weeks ago

President Biden’s Central Mistake in Afghanistan

Slate  

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. They discussed President Biden’s Middle East moves and the ripple effects of his plan for Afghanistan. John Dickerson: The Biden team came into office with a whole lot of experience, and Bill Burns, who’s the current director of the CIA, bumps up in the book all …

Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The remarks contrasted with an internal White House review …

Joe Biden says he's decided on response to killing of 3 U.S. troops
11 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden says he's decided on response to killing of 3 U.S. troops

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday indicated he had decided how to respond after the killing of three American service members Sunday in a drone attack in Jordan that his administration has pinned on Iran-backed militia groups, saying he does not want to expand the war in the Middle East but demurring on specifics. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby …

Taliban is helping US, Joe Biden's off-the-cuff remark. Then, an explanation
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban is helping US, Joe Biden's off-the-cuff remark. Then, an explanation

Hindustan Times  

US president Joe Biden said that Washington is getting the help from Afghanistan's Taliban to 'end' Al-Qaeda threat, contradicting a UN report released last month that said Taliban maintains "strong and symbiotic" ties with Al-Qaeda, and that the latter "is rebuilding operational capability" on Afghan soil. When a reporter asked if he admitted to mistakes during the withdrawal from Afghanistan …

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 Review Of Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal Blames Trump
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden Review Of Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal Blames Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. “President Biden’s choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created …

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 …

Joe Biden calls Afghanistan 'God-forsaken place' a year after chaotic US exit
2 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden calls Afghanistan 'God-forsaken place' a year after chaotic US exit

Hindustan Times  

US president Joe Biden irked the Taliban as he called by repeatedly calling Afghanistan a “God-forsaken place”. Joe Biden On Afghanistan: US President Joe Biden speaks. Tali­b­an spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid responded to Joe Biden’s remarks claiming that the US leader was doing so in frustration because his party was losing the midterm elections in the US. US president Joe Biden …

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and paying tribute to “extraordinary Americans” who gave their lives on one of the nation’s darkest days. He also vowed that the nation will “never fail to meet the sacred obligation …

Ron Klain DEFENDS disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal
2 years, 4 months ago

Ron Klain DEFENDS disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's chief of staff defended the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying 2022 would be the first year in this century that no Americans had died fighting in the country. Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, defended President Joe Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan after Taliban fighters this week celebrated the anniversary of their takeover The …

One year after Afghanistan war, U.S. President Joe Biden struggles to find footing
2 years, 5 months ago

One year after Afghanistan war, U.S. President Joe Biden struggles to find footing

The Hindu  

The 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven't been easy for Joe Biden. “And that's exactly what we did.” Mr. Biden had other big legislative wins after the Afghanistan debacle. But the Afghanistan debacle became a defining moment in Mr. Biden’s presidency, he said, marking when the American electorate began questioning Mr. Biden’s ability …

Joe Biden Announces Intention To Rescind Afghanistan's Major Non-NATO Ally Status
2 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden Announces Intention To Rescind Afghanistan's Major Non-NATO Ally Status

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his intention to rescind Afghanistan’s major non-NATO ally status, 10 months after the U.S. withdrew from the country. “I am providing notice of my intent to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non-NATO Ally,” the president wrote, saying the notice was in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of …

Joe Biden administration refuses to evacuate US citizens from Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden administration refuses to evacuate US citizens from Ukraine

Op India  

On Friday, the Embassy of the United States in Ukraine issued a travel advisory to stranded American citizens and informed them that the Biden administration cannot aid in their repatriation to the US from the war-torn country. Screengrab of the travel advisory by US embassy in Ukraine Given that the United States government has no plans to evacuate its citizens, …

'No apologies': US President Joe Biden defends troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
2 years, 11 months ago

'No apologies': US President Joe Biden defends troops withdrawal from Afghanistan

India Today  

Defending his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan -- which resulted in the Taliban gaining control -- US President Joe Biden said 'I make no apologies for what I did'. At least 103 people were killed and over 143 were injured in two explosions that rocked the Kabul airport in August last year. Thirteen US soldiers, including 12 Marines …

'No apologies for what I did': Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal
2 years, 11 months ago

'No apologies for what I did': Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal

India TV News  

Highlights Biden's statement came as he was speaking on the occasion of completing a year in the office There is no way to get out of Afghanistan after 20 years easily, Biden said Biden also blamed previous administrations for the fiasco surrounding withdrawal from Afghanistan Defending his decision to pull out from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said …

US general says Afghanistan collapse rooted in Trump-Taliban deal
3 years, 3 months ago

US general says Afghanistan collapse rooted in Trump-Taliban deal

Al Jazeera  

Head of US Central Command says collapse of the Afghan government can be traced to US troop withdrawal deal. Senior military officials in the United States have linked the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August to former President Donald Trump’s deal with the Taliban in 2020 promising a complete withdrawal of US troops. General Frank …

Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
3 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision

India TV News  

In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress about the chaotic pullout and the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country. The Senate committee's ranking Republican, James Inhofe of Oklahoma, has peppered the Pentagon with a lengthy list of questions about multiple aspects of the withdrawal, including …

Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
3 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision

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. Read our privacy policy In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its …

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 …

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 …

Novelist and veteran Elliot Ackerman says Biden blew it in Afghanistan: Was there another way?
3 years, 3 months ago

Novelist and veteran Elliot Ackerman says Biden blew it in Afghanistan: Was there another way?

Salon  

When the World Trade Center towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, a huge hole was left in the skyline of New York — and perhaps also in America's psyche. The United States sought vengeance across the world, in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries in what would become known as the War on Terror or the "forever wars." The human …

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 …

Biden seeks to shift focus to domestic issues after Afghanistan exit
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden seeks to shift focus to domestic issues after Afghanistan exit

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON : President Biden is seeking to press his legislative agenda and redouble efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic after Labor Day but the tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan may cast a long shadow over the fall. Mr. Biden has sought to place the spotlight on domestic issues, including Friday’s underwhelming jobs report and recovery from Hurricane Ida, visiting New Orleans …

Afghanistan showed Biden unbowed
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan showed Biden unbowed

CNN  

CNN — Hours after the last US military flight out of Kabul, President Joe Biden began a meeting in the White House Situation Room with praise. “You all did a helluva job,” Biden told his top national security aides, according to a White House official. The President chose what a different White House aide called “the best chance to save …

Beyond Afghanistan: Biden turns the page on war — and the U.S. enters a new era of history
3 years, 4 months ago

Beyond Afghanistan: Biden turns the page on war — and the U.S. enters a new era of history

Salon  

While the pundits and politicians continue to argue about President Biden's decision to end the two-decades-long U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, many of us are missing the bigger picture — and a very important point: What is the future of our involvement in the Middle East — and by extension the rest of the world? That statement may make the …

Biden's staff disgusted with withdrawal: Officials are 'horrified' citizens are still on the ground
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden's staff disgusted with withdrawal: Officials are 'horrified' citizens are still on the ground

Daily Mail  

Some within the administration do not agree with President Joe Biden that the Afghanistan withdrawal was an 'extraordinary success' Staffers inside Joe Biden's administration are 'horrified' with the Afghanistan withdrawal, do not view the mission as a success and are disgusted American citizens were left on the ground. On Tuesday night the president declared the total troop withdrawal from Afghanistan …

Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 left behind after US exit
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 left behind after US exit

Live Mint  

Thirteen years ago, Afghan interpreter Mohammed helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden and two other senators stranded in a remote Afghanistan valley after their helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm. “We will get you out," Ms. Psaki said after a Wall Street Journal reporter read to Ms. Psaki Mohammed’s message to the president. At Bagram Air Field, Mohammed jumped …

With US’ Shameful Rout from Afghanistan, Who Can Trust America Again?
3 years, 4 months ago

With US’ Shameful Rout from Afghanistan, Who Can Trust America Again?

The Quint  

“I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit … The fundamental obligation of a president, in my opinion, is to defend and protect America, not against threats of 2001, but against the threats of 2021 and tomorrow. That is the guiding principle behind my decisions about Afghanistan,” said US President Joe …

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, Ghani did not foresee Taliban takeover in their last call
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden, Ghani did not foresee Taliban takeover in their last call

Al Jazeera  

Before Afghan government collapsed on August 15, the US president pressed his Afghan counterpart to ‘change perception’. In the last call between US President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for …

Analysis: Biden turns to nation building at home, but the political threats he left behind in Afghanistan could come back to haunt him
3 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: Biden turns to nation building at home, but the political threats he left behind in Afghanistan could come back to haunt him

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden may have ended the “forever war” but the dangerous loose ends he left behind in Afghanistan could still thwart his attempt to throw everything at his top priority domestic goals. “We’ve been a nation too long at war,” Biden said at the White House, in another national address attempting to reframe poor impressions of his …

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal
3 years, 4 months ago

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal

NPR  

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Biden issued a stern defense Tuesday of his decision to exit Afghanistan. "My fellow Americans, the war in Afghanistan is now over," Biden said from the White House. "I was not going to extend this forever war," Biden said, "and I was …

Has the US conceded defeat in Afghanistan?
3 years, 4 months ago

Has the US conceded defeat in Afghanistan?

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden has strongly defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. An “extraordinary success” – that is what President Joe Biden called the end of the United States’ longest war. During an address to his nation, Biden defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan before all Americans were airlifted. Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Ben Hodges …

Read the full transcript of Biden’s remarks on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan War
3 years, 4 months ago

Read the full transcript of Biden’s remarks on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan War

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. But it did authorize the release of 5,000 prisoners last year, including some of …

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 …

America's longest war is over but Joe Biden's Afghanistan challenges have a long way to go
3 years, 4 months ago

America's longest war is over but Joe Biden's Afghanistan challenges have a long way to go

Firstpost  

The swift military evacuation now yields to a murkier diplomatic operation to press the Taliban to allow Americans and their allies to depart peacefully by other means Washington: With the final stream of US cargo planes soaring over the peaks of the Hindu Kush, President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise to end America’s longest war, one it could not …

Last U.S. troops leave Kabul after two decades of war in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Last U.S. troops leave Kabul after two decades of war in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The last United States evacuation planes left Afghanistan on August 30, U.S. officials confirmed. "I'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the military mission to evacuate American citizens," Central Command Commander General Frank McKenzie said. And U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said later that "under 200, likely closer to 100 Americans …

Analysis: War is over but not Biden’s Afghanistan challenges
3 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: War is over but not Biden’s Afghanistan challenges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With the final stream of U.S. cargo planes soaring over the peaks of the Hindu Kush, President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise to end America’s longest war, one it could not win. But in his effort to end the war and reset U.S. priorities, Biden may have also undercut a central premise of his 2020 White House …

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war
3 years, 4 months ago

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, some barely older than the war. Hours ahead of …

Biden announces end of America’s 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden announces end of America’s 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden has announced the end of America’s 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan, hours after the United States withdrew all of its soldiers from the war-ravaged country. “Now, our 20-year military presence in Afghanistan has ended,” he said, thanking armed forces for their execution of the dangerous retrograde from Afghanistan as scheduled -- in the early hours of …

Never in history has withdrawal from war been handled so badly: Donald Trump
3 years, 4 months ago

Never in history has withdrawal from war been handled so badly: Donald Trump

India TV News  

Former US President Donald Trump took a dig at his successor Joe Biden's administration as he said never in history has a withdrawal from war been handled so badly or incompetently as by Americans from Afghanistan. “Never in history has a withdrawal from war been handled so badly or incompetently as the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Trump said as …

End of US mission in Kabul: America completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

End of US mission in Kabul: America completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan

India TV News  

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 US service members, some barely older than the war. Hours ahead of President Joe …

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 …

Biden Lays Out The Costs Of War To Defend His Decision To Leave Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden Lays Out The Costs Of War To Defend His Decision To Leave Afghanistan

NPR  

Biden Lays Out The Costs Of War To Defend His Decision To Leave Afghanistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Speaking one day after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, ending America's longest war, President Biden on Tuesday forcefully defended his decision to end the U.S. military involvement in the beleaguered country, calling it "the right decision, …

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