{"id":587106,"date":"2021-07-09T13:51:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T17:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=587106"},"modified":"2021-07-09T13:51:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T17:51:26","slug":"biden-accelerates-afghan-troop-withdrawal-to-end-by-aug-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-accelerates-afghan-troop-withdrawal-to-end-by-aug-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden accelerates Afghan troop withdrawal to end by Aug. 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-accelerates-afghan-troop-withdrawal-to-end-by-aug-31%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=587106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2451140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2451140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Biden speaks during an East Room event on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan at the White House July 8, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:43 AM PT \u2013 Friday, July 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Joe Biden has decided to speed up the already rocky U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, even as the Taliban continues to gain strength in the region. Speaking from the White House on Thursday, Biden said troops will be home by Aug. 31, which is earlier than the original deadline of Sept. 11.<\/p>\n<p>He said there will still be a diplomatic and humanitarian presence in the nation moving forward, but the Afghan military will no longer be supported by U.S. forces. He painted a grim outlook of Afghanistan\u2019s future, insisting no amount of American presence could resolve the country\u2019s vast array of issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearly 20 years of experience has shown us that the current security situation only confirms that \u2018just one more year\u2019 of fighting in Afghanistan is not a solution, but a recipe for being there indefinitely,\u201d said Biden.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2451201\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2451201\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2451201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afghan-655x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"Afghan security personnel stand guard along the road amid ongoing fight between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Kandahar on July 9, 2021. (Photo by JAVED TANVEER \/ AFP) (Photo by JAVED TANVEER\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afghan-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afghan-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afghan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/afghan.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2451201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Afghan security personnel stand guard along the road amid ongoing fight between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in Kandahar on July 9, 2021. (JAVED TANVEER\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden instead argued American resources are better spent elsewhere, such as improving the U.S.\u2019s counterterrorism measures in other regions of the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are repositioning our resources and adapting our counterterrorism posture to meet the threats where they are now significantly higher: in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa,\u201d said the Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the Taliban has taken over nearly 10 percent of Afghanistan in just the past week alone, raising questions about Biden\u2019s decision to withdrawal American forces. However, Biden has continued to defend his decision and claims the U.S. did what it needed to do in Afghanistan, but this is in no way a \u201cmission accomplished\u201d moment.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has been in Afghanistan for 20 years and it remains America\u2019s longest running war.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fbi-quietly-releases-documents-on-seth-rich-murder-case-files-include-strzok-page-emails\/\">FBI Quietly Releases Documents On Seth Rich Murder Case, Files Include Strzok-Page Emails<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Biden speaks during an East Room event on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan at the White House July 8, 2021 in Washington, D.C. 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