CNBC/Reuters: Biden to meet with Afghan President Ghani as violence surges amid U.S. withdrawal
* President Joe Biden will meet at the White House with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday.
* In their first face-to-face meeting, Biden will seek to reassure Ghani and Abdullah of U.S. support for the Afghan people including diplomatic, economic and humanitarian assistance.
* Biden will also repeat his pledge to ensure that the country never becomes a safe haven for terrorist groups.
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet at the White House with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday to discuss U.S. troop withdrawal amid a surge in fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban across the country.
In their first face-to-face meeting, Biden will seek to reassure Ghani and Abdullah of U.S. support for the Afghan people including diplomatic, economic and humanitarian assistance, the White House said in a statement.
Biden will also repeat his pledge to ensure that the country never becomes a safe haven for terrorist groups.
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WNU Editor: President Biden will be giving his assurances to the visiting Afghan leaders that the US will stand with the Afghan government and people. But the problem is this .... I do not think the Biden government really knows what they are doing .... Biden struggles to detail post-withdrawal Afghanistan plans (The Hill).
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