Saturday, August 14, 2021

Joe Biden Increases US Deployment To Afghanistan, Warns Taliban

Joe Biden Increases US Deployment To Afghanistan, Warns Taliban

US President Joe Biden on Saturday increased the number of American troops being sent to Afghanistan to help evacuate embassy personnel and Afghan civilians, and warned the Taliban, who were headed for Kabul, not to hinder the mission.

After consultations with his national security team, Biden said a total of "approximately 5,000" US soldiers -- up from 3,000 --- will now be deployed to organize evacuations and the end of the US mission after 20 years on the ground.

Biden again defended his decision to withdraw the US military from Afghanistan, saying: "I was the fourth president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan -- two Republicans, two Democrats. I would not, and will not, pass this war onto a fifth."

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  •   President Joe Biden has increased the number of US troops heading to Afghanistan to 5,000 and warned the Taliban of a “swift and strong” response if American interests are attacked during its ongoing withdrawal.


In a statement released by the White House on Saturday afternoon, Biden revealed that he had ordered approximately 5,000 US troops into Afghanistan to ensure an “orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel.” Several days earlier his administration committed around 3,000 troops for this purpose, as the State Department cut back on staffing at the US Embassy in Kabul and urged all Americans in the war-torn country to leave immediately............https://on.rt.com/bejr

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 Statement by President Joe Biden on Afghanistan
August 14, 2021
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Over the past several days I have been in close contact with my national security team to give them direction on how to protect our interests and values as we end our military mission in Afghanistan.

First, based on the recommendations of our diplomatic, military, and intelligence teams, I have authorized the deployment of approximately 5,000 US troops to make sure we can have an orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel and other allied personnel and an orderly and safe evacuation of Afghans who helped our troops during our mission and those at special risk from the Taliban advance.

Second, I have ordered our armed forces and our intelligence community to ensure that we will maintain the capability and the vigilance to address future terrorist threats from Afghanistan.

Third, I have directed the Secretary of State to support President Ghani and other Afghan leaders as they seek to prevent further bloodshed and pursue a political settlement. Secretary Blinken will also engage with key regional stakeholders.

Fourth, we have conveyed to the Taliban representatives in Doha, via our Combatant Commander, that any action on their part on the ground in Afghanistan, that puts US personnel or our mission at risk there, will be met with a swift and strong US military response.

Fifth, I have placed Ambassador Tracey Jacobson in charge of a whole of government effort to process, transport, and relocate Afghan special immigrant visa applicants and other Afghan allies. Our hearts go out to the brave Afghan men and women who are now at risk. We are working to evacuate thousands of those who helped our cause and their families.

That is what we are going to do. Now let me be clear about how we got here.

America went to Afghanistan 20 years ago to defeat the forces that attacked this country on September 11th. That mission resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden over a decade ago and the degradation of al Qaeda. And yet, 10 years later, when I became President, a small number of US troops still remained on the ground, in harm’s way, with a looming deadline to withdraw them or go back to open combat.

Over our country’s 20 years at war in Afghanistan, America has sent its finest young men and women, invested nearly $1 trillion dollars, trained over 300,000 Afghan soldiers and police, equipped them with state-of-the-art military equipment, and maintained their air force as part of the longest war in US history. One more year, or five more years, of US military presence would not have made a difference if the Afghan military cannot or will not hold its own country. And an endless American presence in the middle of another country’s civil conflict was not acceptable to me.

When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor—which he invited the Taliban to discuss at Camp David on the eve of 9/11 of 2019—that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a May 1, 2021 deadline on US forces. Shortly before he left office, he also drew US forces down to a bare minimum of 2,500. Therefore, when I became President, I faced a choice—follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our forces and our allies’ forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country’s civil conflict. I was the fourth President to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan—two Republicans, two Democrats. I would not, and will not, pass this war onto a fifth./

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/14/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-afghanistan/

 

3 comments:

  1. El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, advirtió a los talibanes de una respuesta rápida y fuerte si los intereses estadounidenses son atacados durante su retirada en curso. Además, autorizó el despliegue de 5.000 tropas en Afganistán para "facilitar la retirada ordenada y segura" del personal estadounidense.

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    1. "Hemos comunicado a los representantes de los talibanes en Doha que cualquier acción por su parte sobre el terreno en Afganistán que ponga en peligro a nuestro personal o nuestra misión se enfrentará con una respuesta rápida y contundente por parte de EE.UU.", dijo Biden en un comunicado.

      Biden también ha ordenado a las Fuerzas Armadas y a la inteligencia de EE.UU. que garanticen que "se mantendrá la capacidad y la vigilancia para hacer frente a futuras amenazas terroristas desde Afganistán".

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    2. Además, instruyó al secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, para "que apoye al presidente [Ashraf] Ghani y a otros dirigentes afganos en su intento de evitar un mayor derramamiento de sangre y buscar un acuerdo político".

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