“We take you home,” promised Joe Biden To all Americans still trapped in Afghanistan at the White House on Friday. The President promised that every citizen who wants to go home can leave the country. At the same time, he admitted that you are performing an extremely dangerous task and added: “I can’t guarantee what the final result will be.” Biden interviewed reporters for half an hour after canceling a planned weekend trip. When pictures of desperate crowds at Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul spread around the world, he tried to spread confidence and give the impression of an orderly process. Biden said that the only country that can organize a “powerful” evacuation operation like the one currently carried out in Kabul is the United States. This is an unprecedented effort with “precision”.
He said that the last time flights from the country were suspended for more than 8 hours, it was because of the backlog of thousands of American military bases in Qatar. Now bases will be opened in other countries. Since August 14th, Americans have taken more than 13,000 people out of the country, including Afghan aid workers and people who have survived the crisis. Taliban It will be particularly dangerous. According to NATO, the evacuation operations of all countries so far have allowed a total of 18,000 people to leave the country.
Work first, criticize later
Biden once again responded to inquiries about the timing and plan of the withdrawal. He said that in the future there will be enough time to criticize his decisions and methods. Now it’s about “getting the job done.” Biden said that the Taliban made it clear that “any attack on our forces or blockade of our operations will result in an immediate and powerful response.” However, the President also confirmed that his administration does not know how many Americans remain in Afghanistan. Citizens abroad should register, but many have not stated when they will leave a country again. Biden assured them that they are working to determine the exact number of Americans in Afghanistan. American soldiers will stay in the country until all citizens are evacuated.
“As far as we know, the Taliban let all people who show American passports at checkpoints enter the airport,” said the president of the situation in Kabul. It is different from the chaotic crowd before people without such passports enter the airport. When asked what he would like to say to Afghan allied aid workers, Biden said: “We want you to be able to come to the airport. Contact us and we will do our best to get you there. We must get you out of there. “They will “use every opportunity” to continue the evacuation. The fact that all embassy staff may leave the country is due to negotiations with the Taliban. Negotiations are still going on, and they have “constant contact” with Islamists.
