Washington: More than a month after US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the top US general on Tuesday said that the presence of the 20-year-old military in the country was their strategic failure.
During his testimony to the US Senate Armed Service Committee, Chairman of the Chief of Stock General Mark Milley said that his personal opinion was 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
The US Military General on Tuesday told the US Congress that they had suggested President Joe Biden to store nearly 2,500 soldiers in Afghanistan, contrary to what he said before about this problem.
During the general testimony, General Mark Milley and the Head of US Central Command General Frank McKenzie stated that they had agreed with the recommendations of the US Army General Austin Miller that 2,500 soldiers were abandoned in the country, even though they denied details to Biden.
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Back in April, Biden announced his decision to end the presence of the US military in Afghanistan.
When the US continued to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban began to take over the country.
Within a few weeks, the Taliban managed to catch Kabul on August 15.
Biden administration faced a flela from several parts of the US media for a quick decline in the US-supported Afghan army.
“I will not share my personal recommendations to the President, but I will give you my honest opinion, and my honest opinion and see my recommendations,” McKenzie said.
The US Army officer further said that he recommended that the US must maintain 2,500 troops in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the White House press secretary Jen PSaki said that “ending the war in Afghanistan is in our national interests”.
“He (Biden) said the suggestions were divided, but the top military advisory consensus was 2500 troops that were treated to be esqualasi because of the agreement by the previous admin.
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