- As the United States withdrew, the Taliban occupied Afghanistan at an unexpected speed.
- The withdrawal took place under Biden’s leadership, but came from an agreement negotiated by Trump.
- British Defense Minister Ben Wallace blamed Trump for the crisis in Afghanistan on Monday.
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The British Defense Minister blamed former President Donald Trump for the chaos in Afghanistan.
Taliban occupy Kabul As the U.S. military withdrew 20 years later and took over most of the country at an unexpected speed, the establishment of a new government was announced on Sunday.
Withdrawal is at The conditional peace agreement negotiated by then President Trump in 2020 This refers to the withdrawal of American and NATO forces.
The current President Joe Biden largely supports the agreement. Biden stated that he trusts the Afghan army and that the United States cannot remain in the country after 20 years.
Biden May end up taking most of the responsibility For what is about to happen: Many Afghans who helped the US military are still trapped in Afghanistan, afraid of punishment by the Taliban.
But the British Defense Minister Ben Wallace pointed the finger at Trump.
He told “BBC Breakfast” on Monday: “If you want my observation, it will be decided when the transaction is completed by Donald Trump.”
“President Biden has inherited a motivation, a motivation given to the Taliban, because they feel that they have won now, and he also inherited the motivation of the United States to withdraw from the international community.”
“So I think in this sense, the seed we see today is before President Biden took office. The seed is a peace agreement, [effectively] Hastily, this was not done in proper cooperation with the international community, and then dividends were withdrawn at an incredible speed. “
He has Used to be called Trump’s deal “rotted” and stated that the international community may “take the consequences.”
