troops had a "serious negative impact ," China's state broadcaster CCTV reported, adding that Wang pledged to work with Washington to promote stability.īlinken also spoke on Monday with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about ensuring regional stability, the State Department said.Īfghan President Ashraf Ghani fled on Sunday as the Islamist militants entered Kabul virtually unopposed, saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the hasty pullout of U.S. One of Biden's fellow Democrats, Senator Mark Warner, the Intelligence Committee chairman, said he wanted answers about why Washington had not been better prepared for a worst-case scenario.Ĭhinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. every terrorist around the world is cheering," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told reporters in his home state of Kentucky. exit, pulling out troops and then sending back thousands to help with the evacuation. The Democrat has faced a barrage of criticism, from even his own diplomats, over his handling of the U.S.
He blamed the Taliban's takeover on Afghan political leaders who fled the country and the Afghan army's unwillingness to fight. "After 20 years I've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw U.S. "I stand squarely behind my decision," Biden said. forces to fight endlessly in what he called Afghanistan's civil war or follow through on an agreement to depart negotiated by Republican former President Donald Trump. In a televised address on Monday afternoon, Biden defended his decision, insisting he had had to decide between asking U.S. intelligence, and fear of a Taliban crackdown on freedom of speech and human rights, especially women's rights, have sparked criticism. The speed at which Afghan cities fell, in days rather than the months predicted by U.S. forces after 20 years of war - the nation's longest - that he described as costing more than $1 trillion. The Taliban's rapid conquest of Kabul followed Biden's decision to withdraw U.S. authorities said evacuation flights resumed on Monday evening, after several hours of delay when a German plane was diverted to the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, and another was forced to circle over the city.
"We don't take them by their word alone, but by their actions, and we have leverage to make sure those commitments are met.A Pentagon spokesperson said there were indications that one member of the U.S. "The Taliban has made public commitments, broadcast on television and radio across Afghanistan, on safe passage for anyone wanting to leave, including those who worked alongside Americans," he said.
He said the international community would hold Taliban leaders accountable for their promise to permit freedom of travel. Taliban begin to reopen Afghan schools with older girls so far excluded from study.With documents hidden under their clothes, they told the Taliban they were farmers and crossed the border.Read more about the Taliban's advance in Afghanistan: He said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was leading continued diplomatic efforts to ensure safe passage for any American, Afghan partner or foreign national who wanted to leave Afghanistan after the August 15 takeover by the Islamist Taliban. "We remain committed to get them out if they want to come out."
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