{"id":669045,"date":"2021-08-21T12:21:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T16:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=669045"},"modified":"2021-08-21T12:21:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T16:21:37","slug":"biden-claimed-al-qaeda-is-gone-from-afghanistan-thats-not-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-claimed-al-qaeda-is-gone-from-afghanistan-thats-not-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Claimed Al-Qaeda Is \u2018Gone\u2019 From Afghanistan. That\u2019s Not True."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-claimed-al-qaeda-is-gone-from-afghanistan-thats-not-true%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=669045&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/og-default.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>During his speech on Friday regarding the ongoing debacle in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden claiming that the terrorist organization al-Qaeda was \u201cgone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, let\u2019s put this thing in perspective here. What interest do we have in Afghanistan at this point with al Qaeda gone? We went to Afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, as well as \u2014 as well as getting Osama bin Laden. And we did,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>The president was responding to a question from a reporter who asked what Biden would say \u201cto America\u2019s partners around the world who have criticized not the withdrawal, but the conduct of that withdrawal and made them question America\u2019s credibility on the world stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s claim that al-Qaeda is \u201cgone\u201d from Afghanistan is false. The U.N. Security Council released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undocs.org\/pdf?symbol=en\/S\/2021\/486\">report<\/a> in June that refers to \u201clarge numbers of Al-Qaeda fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA significant part of the leadership of Al-Qaeda resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan border region, alongside Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent. Large numbers of Al-Qaeda fighters and other foreign extremist elements aligned with the Taliban are located in various parts of Afghanistan,\u201d the report also said, <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.thedispatch.com\/p\/fact-checking-bidens-latest-statements\">according to<\/a> The Dispatch\u2019s fact-checking team.<\/p>\n<p>In January of this year, the Dispatch <a href=\"https:\/\/vitalinterests.thedispatch.com\/p\/no-mr-president-al-qaeda-is-not-gone?justPublished=true\">reported<\/a>, the U.S. Department of Treasury released a statement saying: \u201c[A]l-Qaeda is gaining strength in Afghanistan while continuing to operate with the Taliban under the Taliban\u2019s protection. Al-Qaeda broadly still depends on donations from likeminded supporters, and from individuals who believe that their money is supporting humanitarian or charitable causes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/05\/01\/us-is-pulling-out-afghanistan-dont-expect-an-al-qaeda-reboot\/\">reported<\/a> that al-Qaeda has fighters in Afghanistan, even if the terrorist organization has only a \u201climited\u201d ability \u201cto launch international terrorist attacks\u201d from the country.<\/p>\n<p>Pentagon press secretary John Kirby attempted to correct Biden\u2019s claims about al-Qaeda after the speech, saying, \u201c[W]e know that al Qaeda is a presence as well as ISIS in Afghanistan and we\u2019ve talked about that for quite some time,\u201d CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/afghanistan-taliban-us-news-08-20-21\/h_63401f58e029b0ad321bc7f3629802a0\">reported<\/a>. Kirby also said that \u201cwhat we believe is that there isn\u2019t a presence that is significant enough to merit a threat to our homeland as there was back on 9\/11, 20 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-will-not-expand-kabul-airport-perimeter-press-for-special-evac-missions-even-as-france-uk-leave-base-to-rescue-trapped-citizens\">reported<\/a> on Friday, Biden also claimed that Americans in Afghanistan have been able to get to the airport in Kabul without issue, a claim that was immediately debunked by ABC News reporter Ian Pannell and anchor David Muir.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no indication that they haven\u2019t been able to get\u2014in Kabul\u2014through the airport. We\u2019ve made an agreement with the\u2014with the Taliban.&nbsp;Thus far, they\u2019ve allowed them to go through.&nbsp; It\u2019s in their interest for them to go through.&nbsp;So, we know of no circumstance where American citizens are\u2014carrying an American passport\u2014are trying to get through to the airport.&nbsp;But we will do whatever needs to be done to see to it they get to the airport,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>On ABC, Muir asked Pannell: \u201cThe president said he has no intelligence that the Americans have not been able to get [to the Kabul airport]. The question, obviously\u2014does that square with reporting on ground?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pannell responded: \u201cI mean \u2013 just totally not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his speech on Friday regarding the ongoing debacle in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden claiming that the terrorist organization al-Qaeda was \u201cgone.\u201d\u201cLook, let\u2019s put this thing in perspective here. 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