EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell criticized US President Joe Biden, saying he did not attach importance to nation-building in Afghanistan.
Brussels. The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Thursday described the collapse of Afghanistan and the rise of the Taliban as a “big disaster” and a “nightmare”. He said this exposed the failure of intelligence agencies and the flaws in cross-Atlantic cooperation. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell criticized US President Joe Biden, saying he did not attach importance to nation-building in Afghanistan.
Borrell said the goals of Western armies in Afghanistan were to end terrorism, maintain the rule of law and protect the fundamental rights of women and minorities. “President Biden said that day that nation building was never his intention,” Borrell told the European Parliament committee. This can be debated. The Spanish leader said, ‘Twenty years later you can say that we were successful in the first phase of our campaign but failed in the second.’
Afghanistan expressed per displeasure at not being committed to the West
with the statement Borrell, European Parliament members expressed displeasure at not having commitment to Western countries to Afghanistan. Borrell also criticized intelligence agencies for not knowing in advance that the Afghan army would lay down its arms in a matter of days instead of months.
Will the European Union take a big step?
Let us tell you that due to the sudden Taliban rule after America’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, Joe Biden has been surrounded by global criticism. Concerns about the Taliban have been expressed from many powerful countries. It is believed that any major step can also be taken from NATO and Western countries on the situation in Afghanistan. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that the Taliban would be judged on their actions, not their words. The Taliban in fact said that they would not take revenge on the government and the people who helped the US after gaining power in Afghanistan.
