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Joe Biden: Afghanistan and the Taliban

Joe Biden (D) · President

Topic: Afghanistan and the Taliban

THEN · 2021-07-08

“But the likelihood there's going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.”

Source: Remarks on the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan (White House archive)
Verified 2026-10-13: exact text found at the source URL.
NOW · 2021-08-16

“The truth is: This did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated.”

Source: Remarks on Afghanistan (White House archive)
Verified 2026-10-13: exact text found at the source URL.

Context: Facts on the ground changed between the two dates (Kabul fell on Aug. 15, 2021).

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