Biden to reassure Afghanistan leaders of US support
Al Jazeera
President Biden offers American commitment to Ghani, Abdullah as US troops withdraw and Taliban fighters gain ground.
United States President Joe Biden is set to host Afghan leaders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah for a meeting at the White House designed to demonstrate a continuing US commitment to Afghanistan as US troops withdraw. President Biden holds a “fundamental belief” that “after 20 years, it’s time to bring our troops home”, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday in advance of the meeting. “We are doing that in an orderly and timely fashion,” Psaki told reporters at the White House.
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