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Trump: The withdrawal from Afghanistan - the greatest humiliation in our history
The former president, who signed the agreement with the Taliban, accused his successor in office of the current chaos in the country.
He said, "This is not a retreat, but a surrender. The Taliban respected him, with me we would leave with dignity."
In Washington, Biden receives briefings on the situation and will deliver things during the evening
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Sunday, 22 August 2021, 10:28
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Continues the election campaign. Trump at a rally in Alabama, yesterday (Photo: Reuters)
Former United States President Donald Trump last night (Sunday) sharply attacked President Joe Biden following the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying it was "the greatest humiliation in foreign policy" in American history.
The former Republican president, who is likely to run again for the presidency in 2024, blamed the Democratic president for the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, even though his government was the one that signed the withdrawal agreement with the extremist organization.
"Biden's failed exit from Afghanistan is a demonstration of some leader's most incredible inability, perhaps of all time," Trump said at a rally in support of Alabama.
Biden, for his part, blamed the Afghan military for its refusal to fight, condemned the ousted Afghan government and said it had inherited a bad withdrawal agreement from Trump.
Trump, in response, said Biden did not implement his administration's plan and expressed regret over the U.S. manpower and equipment left behind during the withdrawal.
"This is not a retreat. It was a complete surrender," he said.
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According to Trump, the Taliban, with whom he negotiated, respects him and that his rapid takeover of Afghanistan would not have occurred if he were still in office.
"We could have come out with dignity," Trump added.
"We had to come out with respect. And instead we came out with the complete opposite of respect."
Meanwhile, Biden has decided to stay in Washington for the weekend and not return to his home in Delaware, continuing efforts to stem the repercussions of the withdrawal on his administration.
The White House said it would receive an intelligence, security and diplomatic briefing on Afghanistan and deliver information on the situation in the evening.
In the past week, support for Biden has dropped significantly, but it continues to defend the retreat that ended the long war in U.S. history that lasted 20 years.
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