Ex-Afghan VP calls it 'futile' to argue with US Prez Biden; 'won't lose spirit like NATO'

Now former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who went underground after Taliban declared its control over Afghanistan, said that it is “futile” to argue with US President Joe Biden over ongoing crisis in country. While Biden has drawn flak for ramping up US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, in latest press conference he held his country’s stance strongly and said soldiers did not enter war-torn country for “nation building.” 

Saleh took to Twitter on Wednesday and said that Afghan nationals must prove that South Asian country is not like Vietnam and Taliban, isn’t like Viet Cong. Viet Cong, or Vietnamese Communists or guerrilla force h backing of North Vietnamese Army and it fought against South Vietnam and United States. Since NATO’s 9,500-strong forces also followed US suit and retreated its troops, ex-Afghan VP said that, unlike US and NATO, Afghan nationals “have not lost spirit.” Even as Taliban reies for so-called “peaceful transfer,” Saleh said Afghanistan witnesses “enormous opportunities ahe.”

'Will Never Bow To Taliban’: Afghan’s ex-VP

Previously, on August 15, Saleh me it clear that he “will never bow to Taliban.” Reports have stated that it appeared that Saleh has retreated to last remaining holdout which is Panjshir Valley in norast of Kabul. “I won't disappoint millions who listened to me. I will never be under one ceiling with Taliban. NEVER," he wrote in English on Twitter on Sunday, before going underground.

A day later, on August 16, pictures even emerged on social media that showed former Afghan VP with his son and former mentor and famed anti-Taliban fighter Ahmed Shah Massoud in Panjshir. Meanwhile, Taliban’s seizure of power came after NATO withdrew its 9,500-strong mission on back of a decision announced by US President Joe Biden to bring American soldiers deployed in war-stricken nation back home.

Meanwhile, United States President Joe Biden, who drew flak for ramping up American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan paving way for Taliban to gain ground, stood strong on his decision. He noted that “vital interest” that US h in Afghanistan was “preventing terrorist attack” and not “nation-building.” Critics of Biden have accused him of pushing innocent Afghan nationals under Taliban control. However, he said, “Our mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to have been nation building.”

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