US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Afghanistan for an unannounced visit, after visiting the NATO headquarters in Brussels for talks on the country. KABUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to brief officials on Washington's plans to withdraw all American troops before this year's 20th anniversary of the Sep 11, 2001 attacks.
"It could cost us losing everything we worked and fought together for in the past 20 years and could risk overall security in Afghanistan," said Metra Mehran, a Kabul-based women's rights activist."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.
After a phone call with Biden on Wednesday, President Ghani said Afghan forces are"fully capable" of controlling the country.
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