US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that it was the end of America’s longest war in Afghanistan and a responsibility he did not want to leave to his successor. Biden said in his address to the nation on Wednesday that the United States cannot continue to supply resources in this war.
“After consulting with my colleagues and partners, my military leaders and intelligence professionals, my diplomats, development experts and the Congress and the Vice President, I have come to the conclusion that it is time for the end of America’s longest war in Afghanistan,” he said. , It is time for the American soldiers to return home.
He said that America would not be in any hurry to get out of there. He said that the US would not join Afghanistan militarily, but its diplomatic and humanitarian work would continue. America will continue to support the government of Afghanistan.
US will begin our final withdrawal (of troops) beginning May 1 this year. We will not conduct a hasty rush to the exit. Taliban should know that if they attack us as we draw down, we will defend ourselves and our partners with all tools at our disposal: US President Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/dBOmc7FbY5
— ANI (@ANI) April 14, 2021
Biden said that the US had gone to Afghanistan due to the brutal attack that took place 20 years ago, but now he cannot explain why US forces should remain in Afghanistan even after 20 years.
He said that we cannot continue to increase our military presence in Afghanistan and hope to create an ideal situation for the withdrawal of troops so that different results will be obtained.
Biden said that I am the fourth President of the United States during whose tenure American troops are present in Afghanistan. Two Republican presidents and two Democrats. I will not leave this responsibility for the fifth president.
The president said he has consulted allies, military leaders, lawmakers and Vice President Kamala Harris to help with the decision to return all US troops by September 11. On September 11 in the US, a fatal attack was carried out two decades ago.
Biden is emphasizing that his administration will continue to support peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban and help international efforts to train the Afghan army.
He said that it is time to end America’s longest war. It is time for American soldiers to return home.
Biden said that from May 1 this year, the army would be launched from Afghanistan. We will not be in a hurry to get out of there. The Taliban should know that if they attack us, we will defend ourselves and our allies with full force.
“Our army will return from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the dreadful September 11 attack,” he said. But our eyes will always be on the motives of the terrorists.
“We expect more support from other countries in the region, especially Pakistan, Russia, China, India and Turkey,” Biden said. They will also have an important role in building Afghanistan’s future.
NATO soldiers will also roll
At the same time, the Secretary-General of NATO said that we will withdraw the entire army from Afghanistan in the next few months. If the Taliban attack our soldiers, they will get a befitting reply. We want Afghanistan to remain one.
