President Joe Biden said late Monday that the US is a long way from recognizing the Taliban after the group took over the Afghan capital Kabul in mid-August following the US pullout.
"That's a long way off," Biden told reporters at the White House.
At a briefing last Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the US is in no rush to recognize the Taliban and will judge them “by their actions.”
‘Long way off’: Biden on recognizing Taliban https://t.co/99e127uMTj
— Ariana News (@ArianaNews_) September 7, 2021
The reporter also asked Biden what will happen to “Afghans stuck in third countries,” in reference to evacuees who fled the country as the Taliban took power, but Biden appeared not to hear the question. pic.twitter.com/Sep0iGZvIC
On Aug. 31, the US announced the completion of its efforts to withdraw all of its forces from Afghanistan, bringing the longest war in American history to an end.
Two weeks before the pullout, the Taliban took over Kabul, sending people into a panic as thousands flocked to the city's airport in an effort to escape the country.
European Union officials have said that the bloc needs to engage with the Taliban, but said it will not rush into formally recognizing the group as the new rulers of Afghanistan. https://t.co/nUUHHd02Bh
— DW Europe (@dw_europe) September 2, 2021
Some 130,000 people, including Americans and Afghans, have been flown out of the country as part of a massive evacuation operation.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
