“By and large, the Afghan political regime was unable to resist the Taliban * and achieve a peaceful solution to the situation that Afghans desperately wanted.
This failure of the Afghan leadership led to the tragedy we are seeing today, ”he said during a press conference.
According to him, NATO will assess its stay in Afghanistan.
“Despite our significant contributions and 20 years of sacrifice, the collapse was quick and sudden,” said the head of the organization.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country on August 15 shortly after the Taliban announced that the entire republic was under his control.
Later, the militants entered Kabul without a fight and occupied the city.
According to the US President's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the Afghan armed forces did not have enough "will" to defend their country after the US and NATO began withdrawing their forces from the republic.
US President Joe Biden himself does not regret the withdrawal of troops, despite the seizure of the republic by the Taliban.
According to him, refusal to withdraw troops would mean an escalation of the conflict.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.