President Biden has defended the way U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan despite the Taliban takeover of the country and an ISIS-K attack on Kabul's airport. Follow Newsweek's liveblog for all the latest.
caused by the withdrawal of 120,000 American soldiers and civilians, Afghans, and other allies from Afghanistan.
The 20-year mission in the country ended late on Monday night, with the last flight carrying American soldiers taking off from a chaotic Kabul airport. ButThe scenes prompted critics to lash out at President Biden, withas"probably the biggest failure in American government on a military stage in my lifetime".
"I was not going to extend this forever war," Biden declared last night from the White House,"and I was not going to extend a forever exit."In pictures: Nurses treat patients at Kabul hospital after terror attack Pictures taken this morning show female nurses treating patients at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul, where dozens of people were admitted after last week's ISIS bombing at Kabul's airport.Nurses take care of patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in KabulAamir Qureshi/Getty ImagesNurses take care of patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in KabulAamir Qureshi/Getty Images
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