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US, NATO forces withdrawal ‘a mistake’: George Bush

US, NATO forces withdrawal ‘a mistake’: George Bush

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14 Jul 2021 - 16:26
US, NATO forces withdrawal ‘a mistake’: George Bush
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14 Jul 2021 - 16:26

KABUL (Pajhwok): Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday criticized the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan and said civilians were being left to be “slaughtered” by the Taliban.

“I think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad,” he told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

“Afghan women and girls are going to suffer unspeakable harm. This is a mistake. … They’re just going to be left behind to be slaughtered by these very brutal people, and it breaks my heart,” Mr. Bush said.

The former Republican president, who sent troops to Afghanistan in the autumn of 2001 after the September 11 attacks, said he believed German Chancellor Angela Merkel “feels the same way.”

Mr. Bush said Merkel, who is set to retire from politics later this year after 16 years in power, had brought “class and dignity to a very important position and made very hard decisions.”

The interview came as Merkel was about to make her last official visit to the U.S. and first since President Joe Biden took office.

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