President Biden says he has no regrets about authorizing the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, even though the Taliban have now seized control of 6 provincial capitals and are fighting to take over several others.
He’s ordered a US Special Envoy to try and negotiate a ceasefire with Taliban representatives in Doha.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Biden says he has no regrets about authorizing the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, even though the Taliban have now seized control of 6 provincial capitals and are fighting to take over several others.
He told reporters it's now up to Afghanistan's armed forces to step up and repulse the Taliban advance.
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The President told reporters he believed it is still possible that Afghan forces can defeat the Taliban, and he expressed hope for a political solution to the crisis.
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