As the United States prepares to withdraw its soldiers from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden on Friday said his country s partnership with the South Asian nation is going to be sustained. The partnership between Afghanistan and the United States is not ending. It s going to be sustained, Biden told reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in a joint media appearance with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the CEO Abdullah Abdullah. Our troops may be leaving, but support for Afghanistan is not ending in terms of helping maintain their military as well as economic and political support, Biden said.