WASHINGTON, Jun 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Joe Biden, will host Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, and Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, at the White House on Jun 25, White House spokesperson, Jen Psaki, said yesterday.
The visit “will highlight the enduring partnership between the United States and Afghanistan, as the military drawdown continues,” Psaki said in a statement.
The United States is committed to providing assistance, to support the Afghan people and remains deeply engaged with Kabul, to ensure “the country never again becomes a safe haven for terrorist groups, who pose a threat to the U.S. homeland,” she added.
The visit will come amid a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. Taliban militants have been continuing heavy fighting against government forces, since the drawdown of U.S. troops on May 1.
Taliban said, they captured more than 40 suburban districts, over the past month.
Biden announced in Apr that, all U.S. troops would leave Afghanistan before Sept 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that drew the United States into its longest war. U.S. military said earlier this month that, it had completed more than half of the withdrawal.– NNN-XINHUA
