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Amid growing theories of responsibility over the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, which caused many casualties, US President Biden chose to break through head-on. He emphasized that it is time to end the war in Afghanistan, which is not in the national interest of the United States.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung reports from Washington.
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U.S. President Biden, who gave his first public address since the end of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, said in a resolute tone that the withdrawal was very successful.
It is estimated that between 100 and 200 Americans are still in Afghanistan, but they said they would bring them back to the United States indefinitely if they were willing to leave.
[Biden/President of the United States: I refuse to go to war any longer where there is no national interest for Americans. Now is the time to end the war in Afghanistan.]
He said it was time to focus on our rivals, China and Russia.
[Biden/President of the United States: The world is changing. We face serious competition with China. We are being challenged by Russia in several areas.]
Republicans are fiercely critical of President Biden every day.
[Kevin McCarthy / Republican House Minority Leader: What's your plan to rescue Americans? I've never seen a regime in my life make such a decision to leave Americans like this.] After taking over
Kabul Airport, the Taliban got their hands on not only US aircraft but also armored vehicles.
As the end of the war in Afghanistan ends with the revival of the Taliban regime, even within the Democratic Party, there are voices calling for President Biden's diplomatic and security lines to be sacked.