Fact-checking President Biden's claims on current Afghanistan crisis.
, about Afghan forces, Tom Tugendhat, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.K. Parliament, who served as an Army officer in Afghanistan, said,"To see their commander-in-chief call into question the courage of men I fought with, to claim that they ran, is shameful. Those who have not fought for the colors they fly should be careful about criticizing those who have."
On Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a new alert making clear they have little control of the situation. ABC News' Ian Pannell, reporting from Kabul, called Biden's view"breathtaking" after witnessing Americans trying to present their passports at the airport, but being beaten by the Taliban with rubber fan belts from a vehicle.
"We are also aware that some people, including Americans, have been harassed and even beaten by the Taliban. This is unacceptable and [we] made it clear to the designated Taliban leader," Austin said, according to several sources.President Joe Biden speaks about the evacuation of American citizens, their families, SIV applicants and vulnerable Afghans in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 20, 2021, in Washington.
MORE: US troops will stay until all Americans are out of Afghanistan, even if past Aug. 31 deadline: Biden to ABC NewsBiden claimed that al-Qaida is"gone" from Afghanistan, but just hours later, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby confirmed the opposite.
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