Three Afghanistan claims from the Biden team that aged poorly
by Christian Datoc
August 13, 2021 03:35 PMThe Taliban's sweeping military victories in recent weeks have undercut the United States's final troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The White House and President Joe Biden himself have maintained for weeks it is not a foregone conclusion the Afghan government will fall once the U.S. pulls out. But after Taliban forces captured the second and third largest cities in the country on Friday, those claims are looking more hollow.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters Friday the U.S. "takes the risks" posed by the Taliban "very, very seriously," but these statements from Biden and some of his top administration officials illustrate how that shift might have happened too late.
VIETNAM 2.0On July 9, Biden delivered a major speech from the White House to expedite the withdrawal timeline, originally set for Sept. 11, to the end of August. The president emphatically made his case for leaving the country, arguing it was time to hand security responsibilities to the Afghan government.
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