カテゴリー: Joe Biden
The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, underlined Joe Biden’s comments on Thursday’s attack on Kabul airport, saying: ‘I think he made it clear he doesn’t want them to live on planet Earth any more.’Biden’s national security team has warned him th…
Biden’s popularity has waned, but polls show most Americans want out of Afghanistan even if terrorist groups reboundJoe Biden’s national security team has warned him that US troops remain under threat of another terrorist attack just 24 hours after the…
The attack on Kabul airport underlines the west’s obligations, which do not end with the occupation For all that it had been warned of, was perhaps even half-expected, Thursday’s terrorist attack on Kabul’s Hamid Karzai airport was a deeply shocking ev…
Joe Biden’s options are limited in short-term as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan in daysAfghanistan: live updatesAmerican spies and special forces will be able to hunt down those behind Thursday’s suicide bombing in Kabul, although the effort may t…
The majority of Americans support the withdrawal from Afghanistan. That’s why his approval ratings will bounce back in the long-runPresident Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, and the country’s nearly immediate fall to the Taliban…
Joe Biden left with no good options after deadliest day for US troops in Afghanistan in more than a decadeThe tempting comparison between the withdrawals of US forces from Kabul in 2021 and Saigon in 1975 has offered diminishing returns over the past 1…
Biden addresses nation on darkest day of his presidencyUS forces alert for further attacks as evacuations accelerateAfghanistan – latest updatesJoe Biden has warned the masterminds of a double suicide-bomb attack in Kabul that killed 13 US troops and 7…
Assessment unable to conclude whether virus came from animals or a Wuhan lab, according to US mediaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA classified US intelligence report delivered to the White House was inconclusive on the orig…
Joe Biden says the US is ‘on pace’ to finish its Afghanistan evacuation efforts by 31 August, despite pleas of domestic and international allies to keep troops on the ground. The president cited a growing terrorist threat as a reason to continue its ma…
US president acknowledges that completing airlift by 31 August depends on Taliban continuing to cooperate Joe Biden has rejected the pleas of domestic and international allies to keep troops in Afghanistan for evacuation efforts beyond the end of the m…
Analysis: US president dashes hopes he might acknowledge damage done by handling of Afghan withdrawalIn the end it took only seven minutes for Joe Biden to pour salt into the wounds of his fractured relationship with European leaders, telling them firm…
Ordinary Afghans will pay the highest price for the west’s defeated ambitionsIt speaks volumes about the world today that a US president was more worried about the Taliban looking weak than about his western allies. Britain, France and Germany asked Jo…
President urged to extend deadline for full US troop withdrawalVirus cases rise but FDA issues full approval for Pfizer vaccine Joe Biden faced mounting pressure at home and abroad on Monday as he raced against time to deal with evacuations from Afghan…
Warnings from senior diplomat that staying past deadline next week would cross ‘red line’Britain has begun a last-ditch scramble to get people out of Kabul amid warnings from the senior diplomat on the ground that staying past the 31 August deadline ma…
Lack of planning and coordination has left the west scrambling to do the right thingAt the weekend, in advance of Tuesday’s crisis meeting of G7 leaders, Boris Johnson tweeted that it was vital for the international community to work together to “ensur…