White House spokesman John Kirby said that the US did not always correctly assess the situation in Afghanistan when withdrawing its troops from this country. He announced this at a briefing. TASS.
“Some of the predictions that were made turned out to be wrong,” he said.
According to him, the US did not properly assess the progress of the Taliban forces in the country (the organization was banned in Russia) and the corruption problem in the country.
According to the Pentagon website, the US administration has handed over to Congress classified documents regarding the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
The document states that the ministry has taken an “extraordinary step” by deciding to share the data with Congress, relevant committees and their leadership.
Kirby also declarationHe said the decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan was correct and gave Washington more opportunities to help Ukraine.
He also noted that due to the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the United States was able to fulfill its international security obligations and compete with China.