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Joe Biden says he stands ‘squarely behind’ the decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The US PresidentJoe Biden tonight said he stands “squarely behind” his decision to pull US forces out from Afghanistan.

And he said the collapse of the country's government "“was quicker than anticipated." The Taliban swept into Kabul on Sunday after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. READ MORE: The US military is struggling to manage a chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan as the Taliban patrol the capital and tried to project calm after toppling the Western-backed government.

In a televised address to the nation from the White House East Room, Mr Biden said he was faced with a choice between sticking to a previously negotiated agreement to withdraw US

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