Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan refuses to call the Taliban the enemy and says 'it's hard to put a label on it'
President Joe Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan refused to say if the Taliban are an 'enemy' of America
'What is the Taliban? Are they now our frenemy, are they our adversary, are they our enemy? ' MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace asked Sullivan on Tuesday
'Well, it's hard to put a label on it,' Sullivan responded
As U.S. forces began pulling out of Afghanistan, the Taliban was able to overrun the country in just over a week
Representatives of the Islamic militant group warned of 'consequences' if U.S. forces were not out of the country by the 'red line' deadline of August 31
By Katelyn Caralle, U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 10:30 EDT, 1 September 2021 | Updated: 12:10 EDT, 1 September 2021
Jake Sullivan wouldn't classify the Taliban as an enemy of the U.S. – or really put them under any classification – during a Tuesday interview upon the president declaring an end to the 20-year war in Afghanistan.
'What is the Taliban? Are they now our frenemy, are they our adversary, are they our enemy? Are they our – what are they?' MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace asked Sullivan.
'Well, it's hard to put a label on it,' Biden's national security adviser responded.
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