Washington: US President Joe Biden defended the decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan, saying on Monday that he is full with the decision and that the government in the war-torn country is ahead of schedule. fell. He also warned the Taliban that if it attacked American personnel or disrupted their operations in Afghanistan, the US would take swift and vigorous action against them.
On the instability in Afghanistan, Biden said he had a choice between withdrawing US forces or sending thousands more US troops there for a “third-decade” war. He said that he would not repeat the mistakes made in the past. The US president’s remarks came as chaos broke out at the Kabul airport following the withdrawal of US forces and thousands tried to leave the country after the Taliban seized power.
Will attack Taliban if needed
US President Joe Biden said that we have made it clear to the Taliban that if they attack our personnel or disrupt our operations, the US presence and response will be swift and vigorous. We will defend our people with destructive force if necessary.
US President Joe Biden said that ‘I stand completely behind my decision. After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces (from Afghanistan). We are clear about risk, we plan for every contingency. It came out faster than we expected.
