Joe Biden Accused of Abandoning Afghanistan

Aug 14, 2021 • The Pentagon has said that Kabul is not under imminent threat. But the Taliban's advance has been far swifter and more decisive than expected. Since US forces began to withdraw, the group has swept through one provincial capital after another. Critics have accused President Biden of abandoning Afghanistan to its fate.

Afghanistan’s commercial hub, Mazar-i-Sharif, falls to the insurgents: KABUL, Afghanistan — The last major city in northern Afghanistan fell to the Taliban on Saturday night, marking the complete loss of the country’s north to the Taliban as the insurgents appear on the verge of a full military takeover. »