It writes Reuters.
Biden is under enormous pressure after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Several of the critics have slaughtered Biden’s strategy and leadership, and some have demanded his resignation.
The suicide bomber who took more than 170 innocent civilians and 13 American soldiers to their deaths at the military airport in Kabul will forever be engraved in the history books.
The humiliation of the United States, and the panicked evacuation after the Taliban overthrew government forces, almost without firing, sent shock waves around the world after 20 years of warfare.
Now there is constantly new information about the game behind the scenes before the Taliban’s victory was a fact.
– The fight against the Taliban is not going well
According to Reuters, Biden will have talks with former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on July 23. The content of this conversation has now been leaked.
One of Biden’s main messages is said to have been the approach to the Taliban. According to the leak, the US president spoke warmly about the need to change the world’s view on how the fight against the Taliban should continue.
“I do not know if you are aware of that, but the perception around the world and in parts of Afghanistan is that the fight against the Taliban is not going well,” Biden said in a telephone conversation.
– You definitely have the best military
The Taliban waged a lightning war and conquered all of Afghanistan in a very short time. Here are Taliban soldiers on patrol in Kabul. Foto: Rahmat Gul / AP
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The US president is also said to have assured Ghani that he was in possession of large military forces in the face of the Taliban insurgency.
– You definitely have the best military. You have 300,000 well-armed forces against 70-80,000, and they are clearly capable of fighting well. We will continue to provide air support if we know what the plan is and what we do. And until the end of August, who knows what will happen after that, Biden said.
– Obviously in the interest of the Afghan people
The news agency Reuters is said to have tracked down the conversation via an anonymous source. According to the footage, Biden is urging the former president to have the defense minister draw up a new strategy for the fight against the Taliban.
Biden is then said to have made promises of US aid if Ashraf Ghani agreed to change his view of the Taliban.
– It is obviously in the interest of the Afghan people that you succeed and that you lead the country. We will continue to fight hard, both diplomatically, politically and economically, for your government not only to survive, but to continue and grow, Biden has stated.
Three weeks later, Kabul was conquered by the Taliban. Ghani left Afghanistan in disgrace when he realized the battle was lost. Back in Kabul, tens of thousands of loyal employees were left to fend for themselves.
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