At least seven people were killed amid the chaos at Kabul International Airport today, according to the AP.“After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces.” “I stand squarely behind my decision,” Biden says. Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan, even after Taliban forces took Kabul and the world saw images of desperate Afghans attempting to flee the country.refugee agency called for a halt to forced returns of Afghans including asylum seekers whose requests had been rejected. human rights official voiced concern about the safety of thousands of Afghans who have worked on human rights. The Taliban have said there will be no retribution against opponents and promised to respect the rights of women, minorities and foreigners, but many Afghans are skeptical and fear old enemies and activists will be rounded up. Security Council called for talks to create a new government in Afghanistan after Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of “chilling” curbs on human rights and violations against women and girls.ĭuring the Taliban’s 1996-2001 rule, women could not work and punishments such as public stoning, whipping and hanging were administered. C-17 transport aircraft to fly to Qatar, a photo taken inside the plane showed. That day, some 640 Afghans crammed into a U.S. President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan on Sunday as the Islamist militants entered Kabul, saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed. forces are due to complete their withdrawal by the end of this month under the deal with the Taliban that hinged on their promise not to let Afghanistan be used for international terrorism.īritish Foreign Secretary Dominic said Afghanistan must never be used to launch attacks, but the West would have to be pragmatic in relations with the Taliban. troops had a “serious negative impact, ” China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported, adding that Wang pledged to work with Washington to promote stability. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the hasty pullout of U.S. 1.Ĭhinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. The International Committee of the Red Cross said more than 40,000 people with wounds caused by weapons had been treated at facilities it supports in June, July and August, 7,600 of them since Aug. The Taliban began their push in the spring with attacks on government positions in the countryside and targeted killings in cities. In many cases, demoralized government forces surrendered despite years of training and equipping by the United States and others. The Taliban captured Afghanistan’s biggest cities in days rather than the months predicted by U.S. That’s why we’re still there.”įacing criticism from even his own diplomats, he blamed the Taliban’s takeover on Afghan political leaders who fled and its army’s unwillingness to fight. “After 20 years I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw U.S. “I stand squarely behind my decision,” Biden said. forces to fight endlessly or follow through on a withdrawal agreement negotiated by his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump. military plane as it was about to take off could haunt the United States, just as a photograph in 1975 of people trying to get on a helicopter on a roof in Saigon became emblematic of the humiliating withdrawal from Vietnam.īiden said he had to decide between asking U.S. forces after 20 years of war – the nation’s longest – which he described as costing more than $1 trillion.īut a video of hundreds of desperate Afghans trying to clamber onto a U.S. President Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw U.S. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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