Biden said in July Taliban 'overrunning everything' was 'highly unlikely'
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The Washington Post’s resident fact-checker dinged President Joe Biden on Thursday for claiming that it is “highly unlikely” the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan.
Thursday, Afghanistan’s third-largest city, Herat, located on the border with Iran, fell to the Taliban. The Taliban also claimed to have seized Kandahar City, the country’s second-largest and the Taliban’s spiritual home. With no U.S. military forces on the ground and very few assets in the skies, the Pentagon cannot confirm Kandahar has fallen, but officials acknowledge, "It doesn’t look good." The Washington Post’s resident fact-checker dinged Biden on Thursday for claiming the Taliban takeover was "highly unlikely."More Related News