In full: Joe Biden delivers speech on Afghanistan evacuation
Telegraph, 21 Aug 2021
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the evacuation of American citizens and their families, and vulnerable Afghans.
It comes as the President has hit back at the UK and Nato allies, claiming they "had a choice" to stay in Afghanistan and could have done so despite the United States pulling out.
The US president has faced a torrent of criticism from ministers and MPs over the botched withdrawal, which has left US and British officials scrambling to get their citizens out of the country after the Taliban seized power.
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It comes as the President has hit back at the UK and Nato allies, claiming they "had a choice" to stay in Afghanistan and could have done so despite the United States pulling out.
The US president has faced a torrent of criticism from ministers and MPs over the botched withdrawal, which has left US and British officials scrambling to get their citizens out of the country after the Taliban seized power.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/08/19/joe-biden-uk-allies-had-choice-remain-afghanistan/
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