The Taliban promises a "devastating response" in the event of any attack

Biden vigorously defends the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden on Monday strongly defended the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, stressing his strong support for this decision and stressing that it is time to leave this country after 20 years of war.

"I stand firmly behind my decision," Biden said in a speech to the nation at the White House.

After 20 years, I've learned the hard way that there will never be a good time to withdraw US troops" from Afghanistan.

He added that his country's national interest in Afghanistan has always focused primarily on preventing the United States from targeting terrorist attacks from the country mired in war, stressing that "the mission in Afghanistan was never to build a state."

- A speech that broke the silence.


This speech assumed exceptional importance because it included the first reaction of the master of the house to the historical developments in Afghanistan at the end of last week, which Biden met with complete silence.

"Those who argue that we should stay (in Afghanistan): How many more generation of American daughters and sons do you want me to send to fight the Afghans - the civil war in Afghanistan - when Afghan soldiers won't?"

In his speech, Biden noted that China and Russia wanted the United States to plunge into the Afghan quagmire indefinitely.

"Our real strategic competitors, China and Russia, would have wanted the United States to continue indefinitely devoting billions of dollars in resources and attention to stabilizing Afghanistan," he said.

The Democratic president acknowledged that the Afghan government collapsed faster than expected, stressing that the United States did everything in its power to support it.

"I have always pledged to the American people to be honest with them," he said.

The truth is that this happened much faster than we estimated," referring to the collapse of the Afghan government.

"We gave them every opportunity to decide their future," he added.

We cannot give them the will to fight for their future.”

A devastating response,


as Biden promised the hardline Taliban movement, a "devastating response" if it obstructed or jeopardized the evacuation process taking place through Kabul airport for thousands of American diplomats and Afghan interpreters.

He said that in the event of any attack, the US response would be "quick and strong," adding, "We will defend our people with devastating force if necessary."

Also, the US president has pledged to prioritize the way Afghan women and girls will be treated under the rule of the militant movement.

"We will continue to speak up for the fundamental rights of the Afghan people, women and girls," he said.

In an attempt to appear confident about the events in Afghanistan, Biden, as soon as he finished delivering the speech, left the White House and returned to the Camp David presidential retreat near Washington, DC, to resume his vacation that he had taken to deliver this speech.

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