'I stand squarely behind my decision': Joe Biden defends America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan
Telegraph, 17 Aug 2021
Joe Biden on Monday said he stood "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan as he partly blamed Donald Trump and the Afghan security services for the chaos engulfing the country.
In a defiant message to the nation from the White House, the US president admitted the Taliban's sweep to power had happened "more quickly" than he had anticipated.
But Mr Biden rejected criticism of his decision to bring back US troops 20 years after they went into the country to counter terrorists in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
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In a defiant message to the nation from the White House, the US president admitted the Taliban's sweep to power had happened "more quickly" than he had anticipated.
But Mr Biden rejected criticism of his decision to bring back US troops 20 years after they went into the country to counter terrorists in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
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