Mr Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US troops from the country, and says the task of fighting back against Taliban insurgents must fall to Afghan forces.
"Therefore, when I became president, I faced a choice - follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our forces and our allies' forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country's civil conflict.- two Republicans, two Democrats. I would not, and will not, pass this war onto a fifth.
Hundreds of people have been sleeping in tents or in the open air in Kabul, with one resident saying:"You can see the fear in their faces." According to The Sunday Telegraph, Britain's ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Laurie Bristow is going to be flown out of the country by tonight.Taliban now only seven miles from Kabul
Afghanistan's president, Ashraf Ghani, gave a televised speech yesterday in which he vowed not to give up on the"achievements" of the last 20 years, when US soldiers first toppled the Taliban.
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