John Bolton: Withdrawal from Afghanistan has taken a toll on US credibility

According to Fars News Agency International Group, “John Bolton”, a former White House national security adviser, said in an interview today (Friday, February 4) that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has caused great damage to US credibility.

Western media and officials have recently accused Russia of sending nearly 100,000 troops to the border with Ukraine, claiming that Russia may intend to attack Ukraine in the near future. Moscow has denied all allegations, including the number of alleged troops.

Although Russia has repeatedly stated that it does not intend to invade Ukraine, the United States and European countries have stepped up their military preparations for what they say is a possible military move by Moscow. Some of these countries have sent troops and military equipment to Ukraine under the same pretext.

“The main issue here is to test the determination of the United States,” said John Bolton, who spoke to Newsweek magazine, referring to claims by Western countries, especially the United States, about the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“And I think leaving Afghanistan has taken a heavy toll on our credibility and our determination, and therefore questioned the effectiveness of our efforts – for example in the case of Ukraine – to create deterrence through the threat of sanctions,” he said. . »

The United States and Western countries have threatened to impose harsh sanctions on Russia if it launches an attack on Ukraine. The White House threatened a few days ago that Washington would target a group close to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the event of an attack.

The Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday (August 15th) after the departure of Ashraf Ghani, the former president of Afghanistan. Analysts have interpreted the arrival of Taliban forces as the end of a 20-year effort by the United States and other Western nations to rebuild Afghanistan in a way that suits the West.

The withdrawal of US troops and allied forces from Afghanistan followed a February 2020 agreement between the United States and the Taliban and the signing of a “peace agreement” between the two sides. , Invaded Afghanistan militarily and since then, their military presence and occupation in Afghanistan has continued.

A few days ago, a news site published a new note about a meeting in the White House’s chamber the day before the fall of Kabul, raising new perspectives on Joe Biden’s unpreparedness for the evacuation of Afghan coalition troops from Afghanistan. Exhibited.

Just hours before the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital on August 15, 2021, senior Biden government officials were still debating key issues related to the mass evacuation of civilians, according to Axius News, which reviewed the document.

Prior to the fall of Kabul, Biden claimed that 75,000 Taliban were opposed to the 300,000-strong Afghan army, which the United States trained like any other well-equipped army in the world, despite US intelligence estimates that Kabul was imminent after the withdrawal of US troops. Data and equip have no chance of success.

Biden tried to shirk his responsibilities after a poor exit from Afghanistan. He blamed the Taliban for the Taliban’s swift and complete domination of Afghanistan, citing the ouster of the fugitive Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, and for failing to maintain the performance of the Afghan National Security Forces, which he said until a few weeks ago. The country are, sorry.

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