'What the president said just wasn't true,' Chris Wallace said.
"What interest do we have in Afghanistan at this point with Al Qaeda gone?" the president asked in those Friday remarks.this summer showed that Al Qaeda is active in 15 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces. The host pointed out that General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also said earlier this year that he would"upgrade" the terror threat from Al Qaeda if the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan.
In this screenshot, Fox News host Chris Wallace questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken over President Joe Biden's Friday claim that Al Qaeda is"gone" from Afghanistan during an interview on August 22.Blinken responded by saying the U.S. went to Afghanistan"20 years ago with one mission and one purpose in mind." The secretary of state said this objective was"to deal with" those who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001. He said that the U.S.
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