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Biden Pulls Troops from Afghanistan, Calling for End to U.S. War
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April 14, 2021
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1:19Now PlayingPresident Joe Biden announced his decision Wednesday to fully withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, declaring it was “time to end America’s longest war.”
Biden said that the “reasons for remaining in Afghanistan have become increasingly unclear” and that only the Afghan people could rebuild their country.
“We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result,” Biden said in remarks from the Treaty Room of the White House.
The announcement was made from the same spot President George W. Bush announced the beginning of U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan almost two decades ago. After speaking, the president will travel to Arlington National Cemetery to visit Section 60, the final resting place for U.S. troops who died in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts.
The events are intended to underscore the scope of the country’s longest armed conflict, and Biden - who consulted with multiple former presidents before he made his announcement - said he was unwilling to pass responsibility to another U.S. president.
The September deadline isn’t “conditions-based” and could be completed early, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity Tuesday. The official said Biden’s administration concluded it could address any terrorist threat emanating from Afghanistan from elsewhere.
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