With Taliban surging in Afghanistan as US withdraws, Biden to pitch 'diplomatic solution'

The Taliban continues its resurgence in Afghanistan as American forces withdraw from the country, but the Biden administration believes military action is neither necessary nor the best course of action to improve the situation on the ground.

"We are all concerned about the security situation on the ground," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Wednesday. "There's no question about that, which is all the more reason why we continue to push for a negotiated, peaceful political settlement to this war. That's really the way forward here." Kirby went on to say the administration’s long-held position is that "a military solution is not going to be in the best interest of the Afghan people or quite frankly, the region."