Joe Biden on Afghanistan: 'I stand squarely behind my decision'
US President Joe Biden says the quick collapse of the Afghan government shows why America had to withdraw from the country. In a White House address to the nation, Mr Biden admitted that the situation with the Taliban's recent advance has "unfolded more quickly than we anticipated".
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