Afghanistan crisis: One of most difficult airlifts in history, says US President Joe Biden on evacuations amid Taliban takeover

Joe Biden said that the past week has been 'heartbreaking' and expressed, "We've seen gut-wrenching images of panicked people acting out of sheer desperation. You know, it's completely understandable. They're frightened. They're sad — uncertain what happens next."

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Friday (August 20, 2021) called the evacuation mission in Afghanistan one of the 'largest and most difficult' airlifts in US history. Biden, facing criticism of his handling of the chaotic pullout from Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover, said that his administration is going to do everything that they can to provide safe evacuation for their Afghan allies and partners. "Let me be clear, any American who wants to come home, we will get you home," he said in a speech from the White House.  "But make no mistake. This evacuation mission is dangerous. It involves risks to our armed forces, and it is being conducted under difficult circumstances," the US President added.