US President Joe Biden says he does not regret his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as the Taliban continue to make advances.
Biden who urged Afghanistan’s leaders to unite and fight for their nation, said the US was keeping the commitments it had made to Afghanistan, such as providing close air support, paying military salaries and supplying Afghan forces with food and equipment.
Violence has escalated across the country now that US-led forces have all but withdrawn following 20 years of military operations.
The Taliban have taken at least eight of the country’s 34 provincial capitals, and are threatening more.