International
oi-Deepika S
Washington, Aug 17: US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan, even after Taliban forces took Kabul, creating chaos in the war-torn country.
“I stand squarely behind my decision,” said Biden adding that “After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces.”
Speaking on Afghan situation, Biden said he faced a choice between an agreement to withdraw US forces or send thousands more US troops back in for a “third decade” of war. Biden said he will not repeat the mistakes of the past.
Closely monitoring situation in Afghanistan
“My national security team and I have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and moving quickly to execute the plans we had put in place to respond to every constituency and contingency including the rapid collapse we are…