President Biden is expressing no regrets over the pace of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan that led to the collapse of the government in Kabul and then bedlam at the airport there.
He’s told an American television network that the military withdrawal could not have been handled in a way that would have avoided chaos.
But he's conceded it is now possible that US troops may have to stay in Afghanistan to continue evacuations beyond the current deadline of the end of the month.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Biden is expressing no regrets over the pace of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan that led to the collapse of the government in Kabul and then bedlam at the airport there.
He's spoken to America's ABC News and told interviewer George Stephanopolous that the US military withdrawal could not have been handled in a way that would have avoided chaos.
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In an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC TV, the President indicated it may be necessary for US forces to remain in Afghanistan to continue evacuation efforts beyond the current deadline of August 31st.
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