Biden says Afghanistan withdrawal 'chaos' inevitable -ABC News interview

Reuters

18 August 2021 at 5:14 pm

U.S. President Biden speaks about the coronavirus response and vaccination program at the White House in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he does not believe it would have been possible to extract U.S. troops from Afghanistan without the type of "chaos" that has been evident in recent days.

Asked in an interview with ABC News if the withdrawal could have been handled better, Biden said: "No ... The idea that somehow, there's a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, I don't know how that happens."

(Reporting by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Chris Reese)

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