Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan

Tony Blair dramatically broke the silence due to the crisis in Afghanistan and accused US President Joe Biden of an "imbecile" decision to withdraw American troops.
In a brutal attack on the decision to abruptly withdraw Biden's American troops, he claims that it is obvious that the decision to withdraw was not led by a great strategy, but by politics.

Foreign ministers of NATO will be discussing the situation on Afghanistan and make assessment of their future relations with the Taliban on Friday.

This will happen in video conference for coordination on ongoing evacuation efforts also will be mentioned.

President Joe Biden said on Aug. 18 it had been impossible to leave Afghanistan without chaos, as the United States pleaded with the victorious Taliban to allow safe passage for people to flee.

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President Joe Biden on Aug. 16 defended the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban's stunning military takeover that triggered panic in Kabul with thousands mobbing the airport in a desperate attempt to flee.

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Ljubljana – The Slovenian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. “Violence should be ended, the civilian population, in particular women and children, should be protected, and basic human rights standards should be upheld,” the ministry said on Twitter on Monday.

Turkish troops will not engage in any combat operation duty other than self-defense if Turkey decides to run the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Maj. Pınar Kara said on July 29.

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With the last U.S. forces on the way out of Afghanistan, U.S. President Joe Biden assured President Ashraf Ghani of U.S. diplomatic and humanitarian support on July 23 as Taliban advances piled pressure on the U.S.-backed government in Kabul.

U.S. troops were sent to Afghanistan by George W. Bush in 2001, with the aim of destroying the training camps for al-Qaeda terrorists after the terrorist attacks on September 11.
Since leaving the White House in 2009 after two terms, Bush has rarely commented on the moves of three later presidents, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and now Joe Biden, the Voice of America reported.

Discussions between the United States and Turkey on security cooperation in Afghanistan are ongoing, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on July 12, after Ankara offered to operate and guard the Kabul airport after the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

Spokesperson Ned Price declined to provide details on how arrangements for the airport would work.

He handed over the duty during a solemn ceremony in Kabul, which brought the United States one step closer to the final end of the longest war in the history of America.
The handover took place as Taliban forces continued to march and occupy territories throughout Afghanistan.