Amid the rise of Taliban in Afghanistan as the US is pulling out its troops, US President Joe Biden on Monday said, "I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, I've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces." Talking about Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the nation, Biden said Afghan political leaders gave up and Afghan military collapses, sometimes 'without trying to fight.' Also read As Taliban takes over Afghanistan, women journalists fear for life"We gave them every chance to determine their own future. He said, "If anything, the developments of the past week reinforced that ending US military involvement in Afghanistan now was the right decision."

Source: dna August 17, 2021 02:15 UTC