Biden on withdrawing troops from Afghanistan: I am the first one not to hand the war over to a successor
Kyiv • UNN
Joe Biden said that the decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan was the right one. The US President emphasized that there will be no more threat from al-Qaeda, and the primary goal of the war has been achieved.
US President Joe Biden said that the decision to withdraw US troops was the right one, and he is the first US president not to hand over the war in Afghanistan to his successor, reports UNN.
“I am the first president in 10 years who does not hand over the war in Afghanistan to his successor. The primary goal of this war has been achieved. The threat from al-Qaeda will not come from Afghanistan or any other country. We had a huge number of American troops in Afghanistan, and when I took office, I had a choice. I believed that we needed to bring the Americans home, and we did,” Biden said.
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Donald Trump's transition team is compiling a list of US military officers involved in the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan and considering bringing them to court martial.