WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden says the longest-running US-led war in Afghanistan is over, has broken the back of ISIS in Afghanistan, but will continue to fight “terrorists” in Afghanistan.
According to ARY News, after the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden, while addressing the nation, said that he has fulfilled the challenge of dangerous withdrawal of troops and civilians from Kabul, trained 30,000 Afghan soldiers in 20 years. I decided to end it, approving the deployment of 6,000 US troops for the security of Kabul.
The US President said that when he decided to withdraw 17 days ago, he took a close look at the situation, there is no substitute for the 13 US soldiers killed in the ISIS attack, the sacrifices of US forces in Afghanistan will always be remembered.
Joe Biden said the US military had carried out the dangerous mission well, the Security Council had urged the Taliban to keep its promises, and the Taliban had promised a safe passage for its own withdrawal, allowing anyone to leave Afghanistan. If the Taliban fulfill their promise, they will not believe the statements of the Taliban and will see their actions.
He said that 100 to 200 American citizens still want to leave Afghanistan, and that American citizens who want to leave Afghanistan will be helped.
The US President said that he had no idea that Ashraf Ghani would flee Afghanistan, I take full responsibility for the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was shared by the civilian and military leadership.