Biden’s legacy of failure in Afghanistan
Spawning a human rights disaster and empowering an extremist threat to the U.S.
COMMENTARY
By Brett D. Schaefer - - Wednesday, August 17, 2022
OPINION:
A year ago, President Biden announced the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan had begun. Brimming with confidence, he assured the American people that the withdrawal would be orderly, that Americans and our allies would be evacuated safely, that the Afghan military was capable of preventing a Taliban takeover, and that Afghanistan would not again become a base for terrorists to attack the U.S.
All of this proved false. The withdrawal was a debacle. U.S. citizens and Afghan allies were stranded. The Taliban took over almost immediately, and Afghanistan is once again a haven for terrorists.
Unsurprisingly, under the tender mercies of the Taliban, Afghanistan has become a humanitarian and human rights disaster. Afghanistan has never been a rich country. But since the Taliban seized control, the economy has crashed. By year’s end, GDP is projected to be 34% below the 2020 level. Jobs have evaporated. Inflation has soared, putting basic household goods beyond the reach of many. Desperation has led families to sell their children or their organs to survive.
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