Baghdad US President Joe Biden confirmed that his country has spent more than 3 trillion dollars in Afghanistan.
Biden said in a televised speech: “Our mission in Afghanistan was to fight terrorism, adding that the Afghan forces should defend Afghanistan.”
He continued “I will not repeat the mistake of the past by staying in Afghanistan, adding that our stay for a longer period in Afghanistan would not change anything.”
He explained that the Trump administration was the one who first started the dialogue with the Taliban, adding that Kabul was not able to withstand the Taliban movement.
He continued, “I promised to end the war in Afghanistan and I fulfilled that.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency