Standing among US graves, Biden explains Afghanistan decision in personal terms

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 18 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 66%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

WASHINGTON: As President Joe Biden stood in the rain on Wednesday (Apr 14) among the tombstones of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan, thoughts of ...

WASHINGTON: As President Joe Biden stood in the rain on Wednesday among the tombstones of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan, thoughts of his late son Beau were not far from his mind as he explained his decision to begin America's exit from its longest war.

"Throughout this process, my North Star has been remembering what it was like when my late son Beau was deployed to Iraq,” Biden said, and the impact it had on Beau and his family. US troop numbers in Afghanistan reached a peak of more than 100,000 in 2011. Afghan security forces are fighting an insurgency by the Islamist Taliban.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

死了那么多人,又花了那么多资金?

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by Sep 11President Joe Biden will remove all US troops from Afghanistan before this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, finally ending ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Biden tells US 'time to end America's longest war' in AfghanistanPresident Joe Biden announced on Wednesday (Apr 14) it's 'time to end' America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

'Time to end the forever war': Biden to begin US Afghanistan exit on May 1
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11President Joe Biden will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The decision defies a May 1 deadline for full withdrawal under a peace agreement the Trump administration reached with the Taliban last year. A senior administration official said the drawdown would begin May 1.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »

Top US diplomat Blinken in Afghanistan for troop withdrawal talksKABUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday (Apr 15) to brief officials on Washington's ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »