US President Joe Biden affirmed that he is the fourth president who witnessed the presence of US forces in Afghanistan. He assures that he won't transfer responsibility for these forces to his successor.
He pointed out that instead of war with the Taliban, an Islamic local movement fights against foreign troops in the country, all should concentrate on the challenges of the future.
He tweeted that the US forces went to Afghanistan after the horrible attacks of 11th of September 2001, before 20 years.
He added that these attacks couldn't justify the presence of the US forces there for 20 years.
On the other hand, Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan, said that he talked to Biden on the phone.
The two presidents discussed Biden's decision to withdraw the US units from Afghanistan by next September.
The decision, which Biden announced on Wednesday, will keep thousands of U.S. forces in the country beyond the May 1 exit deadline that the Trump administration negotiated last year with the Taliban, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters Tuesday under rules of anonymity set by the White House.
While the Taliban has promised to renew attacks on U.S. and NATO personnel if foreign troops are not out by the deadline — and said in a statement it would not continue to participate in “any conference” about Afghanistan’s future until all “foreign forces” have departed — it is not clear whether the militants will follow through with the earlier threats given Biden’s plan for a phased withdrawal between now and September.
The Taliban has conducted sputtering talks with the Afghan government, begun under the Trump deal, since last fall, according to Washington Post.
Officially, there are 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, although the number fluctuates and is currently about 1,000 more than that.
There are also up to an additional 7,000 foreign forces in the coalition there, the majority of the NATO troops.
Ghani assured that his country respects the decision made by US President.
He pledges to work together with the Americans to ensure smooth withdrawal from his country.
Ghani affirmed that the Afghani army and security forces are able and qualified to defend their people and country.
He made clear that the Afghani government will coordinate with the USA and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to sponsor the ongoing efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan
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