One year of withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, US President praised for helping Afghans

US President Joe Biden on Monday met two groups of retired soldiers on the eve of one year of the withdrawal of his troops from Afghanistan and commended them for helping Afghan civilians.  During this, he also honored the leaders.

US National Security Council spokeswoman said

US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said Biden appreciated the work of veterans during their 20-year deployment to Afghanistan.  He said that in Afghanistan he played the role given by the US government and also helped the struggling Afghans.

One year after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

Tuesday marks one year since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.  It is noteworthy that the last week of withdrawal from Afghanistan was full of chaos in Kabul.  During this bombing, 13 American soldiers were killed and 170 were injured.  At the same time, thousands of frustrated Afghans and foreign nationals had gathered at Kabul Airport, causing a chaotic situation.

For this the Biden administration had to face criticism.  But he justified the move to return.  Watson said 74,000 Afghan nationals had applied for special immigration visas till last month.  These are still being considered.

60 million people suffering from famine

A senior UN official has expressed concern that six million people are facing famine in war-torn Afghanistan.  The UN's head of humanitarian aid, Martin Griffiths, discussed the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan on Monday at a Security Council meeting, DPA news agency reported.

He said that the Afghanistan crisis is a human tragedy.  He said that according to the survey, 2.4 crore people are in need of humanitarian help.  People are suffering from poverty, famine etc.