Critics hammered President Joe Biden on Tuesday after he decided against pushing back the deadline to pull out U.S. forces from Afghanistan as the United States oversees the frenzied evacuation of tens of thousands of personnel, allies, and refugees.
Biden chose to honor the self-imposed timeline after the Taliban threatened the United States with “consequences” for potentially extending it. Biden’s decision ran counter to numerous calls from U.S. lawmakers and Western leaders to stay in Afghanistan until all evacuation operations are completed.
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