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2021-04-15 Afghanistan
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Biden Announces Withdrawal of US Forces from Afghanistan, Germany and Britain to follow
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[ToloNews] US President Joe The Big Guy Biden
 ...46th president of the U.S. We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men and women created ... by the — you know — you know, the thing ...
on Wednesday announced the full withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan, who have stayed in the country for nearly 20 years, an announcement that was accompanied by concerns of plunging the war-ravaged country into a new civil war.
Biden said that it has been 10 years since the late Osama bin Laden
...... who is no longer with us, and won't be again......
's death, and it is time to end America's war in the country and to bring US troops home.
"We will begin our withdrawal on May 1," Biden said, adding that it will not be a "hasty rush to the exit," and if the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
attacks, the US will defend itself and partners with "all the tools at our disposal."
Announcing a full withdrawal from the country, Biden said, "We went to Afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago."
"That cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021," he added.
"Our diplomatic and humanitarian work will continue," Biden said, adding that the US will continue to aid Afghan cops, the grinding of the peace processor with Taliban, and to support the rights of women and girls.
Biden said that diplomacy will continue with regional nations, "especially Pakistain."
"Our diplomacy does not depend on having boots in harm's way, boots on the ground," Biden said.
"We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal, and expecting a different result," he stated.
"The Taliban should know that if they attack us as we draw down we'll defend ourselves and our partners with all the tools at our disposal."
Echoing Biden’s remarks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a press briefing in Brussels said that the withdrawal has been consulted with allies and will happen responsibly.
"We will leave Afghanistan together and will bring our troops home," Blinken said. "We will withdraw our forces responsibly and deliberately."
"We will keep investing in the wellbeing of the Afghan people," said Blinken, and will continue to maintain significant humanitarian assistance to those in need, and will advocate for the rights of minorities and women and girls.
He said the United States will also hold the Taliban accountable for its commitments to cut ties with al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
Asked about Afghans imperiled by US pullout, and opportunities for asylum-seekers, Blinken said the US has a commitment to those Afghans who worked with the US, and that removal of forces does not mean an end to US commitment.
Meanwhile,
...back at the barn, Bossy's udder had begun to ache...
NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said all allies agreed to start the withdrawal of NATO troops starting May 1.
"All allies are aware that this is not an easy decision," he said, adding that NATO will look for more ways to support the country in the future.
He said that it is only the Afghans who can bring peace to Afghanistan.
"We have a range of capabilities available to us," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said when asked about the new counter-terrorism strategy and what it will entail diplomatically for taking action in places like Afghanistan if there is no longer a US presence.
Austin would not give details, but he said there is probably not a space on the globe that the US and its allies cannot reach.
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