The 46th President of the United
States, fifth president since US presence in Afghanistan, just addressed the
world on what is happening in Afghanistan. He says he stands by his decision to
withdraw the US troops from the country and that if anything the developments
of the last week suggests that the best time to end this is now. He said
America gave Afghans every chance to fight for their future, but what they
could not provide them with was the will to fight for their country. He was
also sure that China and Russia would love to see the US spending billions
without success on Afghanistan and those are the mistakes they cannot continue
to repeat. He said he had frank talks with the fleeing Afghan President, Ghani
about civil wars to follow after US withdrawal until corruption is rooted out
and the country works for Afghans. He also acknowledged how painful this is for
those who have lost loved ones. But after he went from Kabul to Kandahar, met
with the people and troops, he realised what was possible or not possible with
Afghanistan. There would only be “endless military deployments” and it is not
fair for US troops to fight for Afghanistan if Afghans would not. Addressing
the issue of why the evacuating of Afghans civilians didn’t happen soon he said
partly because some Afghans did not want to leave, they were still hopeful for
their country.
As for the future, the US President says
the US has taken over the airspace and successfully shut down their embassy and
will continue to deploy and move persons out of Afghanistan to safe places,
including special visas for qualified afghans in the coming days and if the Taliban
attack the us troop or disrupt their operations, the us presence will be swift
and forceful”. The US will also maintain a laser focus on its count-terrorism missionin
Afghan and other parts of the world.
As for the future, the US President says
the US has taken over the airspace and successfully shut down their embassy and
will continue to deploy and move persons out of Afghanistan to safe places,
including special visas for qualified afghans in the coming days and if the Taliban
attack the us troop or disrupt their operations, the us presence will be swift
and forceful”. The US will also maintain a laser focus on its count-terrorism mission in
Afghanistan and other parts of the world.
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