President Biden To Update The American People On The Situation In Afghanistan On thursday

 

Reuters: Biden to speak Thursday about Afghanistan amid swift U.S. pullout 

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday will offer his most extensive comments to date about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a pullout that is raising concerns about a civil war there and drawing Republican criticism. 

A White House official said Biden would update the American people on the situation and that no major policy pronouncements were expected. 

The Democratic president, scheduled to speak at 1:45 p.m. (1745 GMT), has been under pressure from critics to give a more expansive explanation for his decision to withdraw. 

The United States last weekend abandoned Bagram air base, the longtime staging ground for U.S. military operations in the country, effectively ending America's longest war. 

The Pentagon says the withdrawal of U.S. forces is 90% complete.  

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. The questions from reporters will be screened (again), and the President will make no new changes in policy when it comes to Afghanistan. The Presdient is scheduled to speak at 1:45 EST, and it will be carried live by this blog.

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