Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan despite panic in Kabul

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by David FOX KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Monday defended the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, even in the face of the Taliban’s stunning victory, which prompted panic in Kabul with thousands mobbing the airport in a desperate attempt to flee. In his address at the White House — his first public appearance since the Islamist insurgents took control of the country in astonishing fashion at the weekend — he […]