Biden to break silence with address to nation on Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden is set to break silence on the US fiasco in Afghanistan with an address to the nation from the White House.

US President Joe Biden will break his silence Monday on the US fiasco in Afghanistan with an address to the nation from the White House, as a lightning Taliban victory sent the Democrat's domestic political fortunes reeling. Cutting short his planned vacation, Biden will return to Washington from the Camp David presidential residence and "will deliver remarks on Afghanistan" in the White House's East Room, a statement said.