Former president Donald Trump Appeal to the president Joe Biden After the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on Sunday, they “resigned in shame”.
Trump said in a statement: “It’s time for Joe Biden to resign for what he allowed to happen in Afghanistan, as well as the COVID surge, border disasters, the destruction of energy independence, and the shame of our paralyzed economy. NS.” .
He added: “It shouldn’t be a big deal, because he was not legally elected from the beginning.”
Earlier on Sunday, he issued another statement criticizing the Biden administration’s withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
He said in the statement: “What Joe Biden did to Afghanistan is legendary.” “This will be one of the biggest failures in American history!”
Sunday, the The Afghan army and government fall into the hands of the Taliban As the rebel forces seized power across the country in more than a week, they entered the capital Kabul.
The capital is the last major government stronghold. As the Taliban insurgents entered the city, American personnel and Afghan citizens landed at the airport and left the country.President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani fled to Tajikistan on Sunday.
The Taliban are expected to announce that the country will be renamed from the Presidential Palace to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
The decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was originally made by the Trump administration, but initiated by Biden, who announced last month All troops will be withdrawn by August 31.
Both Republicans and Democratic Party Expressed concern about the handling of the withdrawal.
Senator of South Carolina Lindsey Graham lashed out at Biden on Sunday, Said the president “seems to have not noticed the threat of terrorism from Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban.”
represent Debbie DingleDemocrats and staunch White House ally, in Microsoft National Broadcasting Corporation The fall of Kabul Reminded her of Saigon In 1975. “It really feels like Saigon has fallen today, and I won’t lie,” she said.
Retired Army General David Petraeus called the collapse of Afghanistan “catastrophic” For the United States and the rest of the world.
Biden defended his decision on Saturday, Saying that “it is unacceptable for the United States to exist endlessly in another country’s civil war” for him.
In the same statement, Biden criticized Trump for reaching an agreement with the Taliban. He said that the agreement puts them “in the strongest military position since 2001”, withdrawing 2,500 soldiers before he resigns and stipulating that in 2021 Withdraw troops before May 1.
“When I became president, I was faced with a choice-continue to implement the agreement, briefly extend the safe withdrawal of our troops and our allies, or strengthen our presence and send more American troops to another country. Fight on the territory. Internal conflict,” Biden said in the statement.
Biden also said that he will send 5,000 US troops to help American personnel and allies evacuate safely.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony winked Said CNN On Sunday, the Taliban were told that if they intervened in the evacuation of Americans, they would react “swiftly and decisively.”
trump card The attack situation was “tragic chaos” In a statement on Friday, it added “Do you still miss me?”
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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