Biden defends Afghanistan exit as 'best decision for America'

Name: Biden defends Afghanistan exit as 'best decision for America'
Uploaded: 2021-09-01T09:23:15+00:00
Duration: 2 min 1 s
Description: President Joe Biden on Tuesday defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan, saying it was in the US national interest. "We no longer had a clear purpose in an open-ended mission in Afghanistan," he said a day after the final withdrawal. "This is the right decision. A wise decision. And the best decision for America," he said. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.

Issued on: 01/09/2021 - 11:23

Video by: Kethevane GORJESTANI Follow

President Joe Biden on Tuesday defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan, saying it was in the US national interest. "We no longer had a clear purpose in an open-ended mission in Afghanistan," he said a day after the final withdrawal. "This is the right decision. A wise decision. And the best decision for America," he said. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.