Also read: Political, economic support will continue after U.S. troops leave: Biden tells Afghan leadersPresident Biden has ordered the withdrawal of all the U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11. “No,” Mr. Biden told reporters at the White House when asked if his current plan to withdraw troops could change at all. We trained and equipped over 300,000 Afghan forces. We lost thousands — lost to death and injury — thousands of American personnel. Mr. Biden said the Afghans are beginning to realize they've got to come together politically at the top.

Source: The Hindu August 11, 2021 00:45 UTC