interest of the united states of america to continue fighting this war indefinitely. i made the decision with clear eyes. and i am briefed on the battlefield updates. for those that argue that we should stay for six more months when just one more year, i asked him to consider the lessons of recent history. in 2011, the nato allies and partners agreed with and our combat mission in 2014. in 2014, some argued one more year. so we kept fighting. we kept taking casualties. in 2015, the same. and on and on. nearly 20 years of experience has shown us. the current security situation only confirms that just one security situation only confirms thatjust one more year fighting afghanistan is not a solution. but a recipe for being there indefinitely. it s up to the afghans to make a decision about the future of their country. 0thers decision about the future of their country. others are more direct. the
in south asia and the middle east, and africa. but make no mistake, our military and intelligence leaders are confident, they have the capabilities to protect the homeland, and our interests from any resurgent terrorist challenge in emerging aura emanating from afghanistan. we are developing a counterterrorism programme the horizon capability and it would allow us to keep our eyes firmly fixed in any direct threats to the united states in the region and act quickly and decisively if needed. there also need to focus on sharing up there also need to focus on sharing up america s core strengths timmy the strategic competition with china and other nations that is really going to determine our future. we have to defeat covid 19 at home and around the world. make sure we are better prepared for the next pandemic or biological threat. we need to establish international norms for cyberspace. and the use of
in april, the united states did what we want to do in afghanistan, to get the terrorists that attacked us on 9/11 and deliverjustice to 0sama bin laden and degrade the terrorist threat to keep afghanistan from becoming a worse state we attacks can be continued against the united states. we achieved those objectives. that s why we rang. he did not go to afghanistan to nation build. and it s the right and the spontaneity of afghan people to decide the future and how they want to run their country. together, with our nato allies and partners, we have trained and equipped over nearly 300,000 current setting members of the military and the afghan national security force and plenty beyond that who are no longer serving. after that, hundreds of thousands more afghan national defence and security forces trained over the last two decades and he
you about financial aid. i was going to ask you about that financial aid. i was going to ask you about that final financial aid. i was going to ask you about that final point, - financial aid. i was going to ask- you about that final point, because president biden talked about financial support for afghanistan enduring, but what does that mean in practical terms? practical terms? there was an interesting practical terms? there was an interesting echo practical terms? there was an interesting echo here, - practical terms? there was an interesting echo here, it - practical terms? there was an interesting echo here, it is - practical terms? there was an i interesting echo here, it is often said, ros, history comes up all the time, that when soviet troops left in 1989, it didn t time, that when soviet troops left in 1989, it didn t bring about the fall of the government, it was in 1992 when the soviet union fell apart and boris yeltsin pulled the plug on the food, fuel and aid g
determined diplomacy to pursue peace and a peace agreement that live and be senseless violence. i have asked the secretary of state and la special representatives for afghanistan reconciliation to work vigorously with the parties in afghanistan as well as the regional and international stakeholders for a negotiated solution. to be clear, countries in the region have a role to play in supporting a peaceful settlement. work with them and patient help step up their efforts as well. we will continue to work for the release of detained americans including, i want to pronounce the name correctly, i misspelled, so he can return to his family safely. they re also going to continue to make sure that we take on afghan nationalists who work side by side with us voices including