Biden, who is facing mounting criticism from the public over the chaotic evacuation, defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan in the interview. He also said that the U.S. military could extend its mission in Afghanistan beyond August 31 to evacuate Americans on the ground...
Gold Star families of the troops killed in Kabul have long criticized Biden for failing to talk about them or the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle. The guest of Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) was clearly upset that Biden has failed to console families who want the president to acknowledge the...
Washington —President Biden said he stands "squarely behind his decision" towithdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistanon Monday but admitted that the swift collapse of the central government caught the U.S. off guard, telling the nation "the buck stops with me" aschaotic efforts to evacuate U.S...
Congress has set up a panel to look at the agreement. It released a report that based on the evidence, the withdrawal plan should be pushed back. Congress’s report stated that peace in Afghanistan should not be based on “an inflexible timeline but on all parties fulfilling their commitments...
President Joe Biden’s planned announcement of a complete US withdrawal from Afghanistan by 11 September aims to close the book on America’s longest war, as critics warn that peace is anything but assured after two decades of fighting.
"So it's certainly conceivable that even without a US military footprint [in Afghanistan], that people could still be able to get out of Kabul." Taliban: Who are they and what do they want? The comments come as Western troops race against time to evacuate thousands of...
Mr. Biden acknowledged "it's going to be hard" to meet the May 1 deadline on the troop withdrawal but committed it will be done in a "safe and orderly way." The U.S., he said, is in consultation with U.S. allies on how to proceed in Afghanistan. ...
MORE: Biden on Afghanistan withdrawal: 'It's time to end America's longest war' Meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, head of the Afghan negotiating team, Blinken added said it is the start of "a new chapter that we're writing together, and I was very eager to come as quickly...
a man who yelled out during Mr. Biden's State of the Union address was arrested. USCP identified him as Steven Nikoui, 51, whose son, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui,was killedin the 2021 attack outside the airport in Kabul during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan....
withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, she sidestepped the question somewhat. "Well, I agreed with Joe Biden's decision," Harris said, noting that there are no American troops in combat zones anywhere in the world. She did not go any further in defending...