WASHINGTON DC: US President Joe Biden did not consider talking to Taliban leadership representatives, said National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan on Monday and added that the US had “no illusion” about terrorist groups.
“In connection with whether President Biden tends to speak with the leadership of the Taliban, which is not in the current contemplation,” Sullivan said during the white house press direction.
This comment came a day after Biden said that the Taliban was looking for legitimacy and had made an appointment but Washington would see whether “they mean or not”.
“I don’t believe anyone,” he said when asked if he believed the Taliban or not.
In the midst of an ongoing evacuation effort in Afghanistan, Sullivan on Monday said the US was in talks with the Taliban every day and they “consulted the Taliban in every aspect,” including in the situation at Kabul Airport.
Although the ongoing talks with the Taliban, NSA added that US forces at Kabul International Airport continued to face serious threats from the Islamic State Terror group.
Joe Biden administration believes that the United States has time to get every American from Afghanistan at the time limit of withdrawal August 31.
“We believe that we have the time between now and (August) 31 to get Americans (from Afghanistan),” said NSA Sullivan.
The United States will continue to displaced the risk of Afghanistan from Afghanistan after US forces left the country at the August 31 deadline, he added.
Answering questions about the Biden view of the Taliban, Sullivan said, “Of course, he does not (believe Taliban), no one does it.
Because we have seen terrible pictures of the last time they are in power; because of the road where they have done this war ; Because we have seen that they are responsible for the death of American men and women for two decades of war.
“” We have no illusion of the Taliban.
From our point of view, we need to focus on the tasks faced.
We need to get thousands of people out of the country This (Afghanistan), “he added.
More than two dozen US military flights evacuated around 10,400 people from Kabul in the last 24 hours.
In addition, 61 US coalition aircraft evacuated 5,900 more people.
The US has ‘no illusion about the Taliban’, said NSA Jake Sullivan
