President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]
CGTN: Biden assures Afghan president of continued U.S. support: White House
With the last U.S. forces on the way out of Afghanistan, U.S. President Joe Biden assured Afghan President Ashraf Ghani of U.S. diplomatic and humanitarian support on Friday as Taliban advances piled pressure on the U.S.-backed government in Kabul.
In a phone call, Biden and Ghani "agreed that the Taliban's current offensive is in direct contradiction to the movement's claim to support a negotiated settlement of the conflict," a White House statement said.
Biden has set a formal end to the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan for August 31, as he looks to disengage from a conflict that started after al-Qaeda attacked the United States on September 11, 2001.
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Update: Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan (White House)
WNU Editor: No kidding .... Taliban did not meet their commitments: Ghani, Biden (Khamma Press).
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The Talibban will just have blown the gates to the Afghanistan Presidential Palace with a satchel charge and rest assured Biden will be on the phone to President Ashraf Ghani blowing smoke up Ghani's ass, because Ron Klain told him.
It is a sweet deal. Klain will give Joe two scoops of ice cream afterwards.
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