Iran Press/ America: While the arrow of global criticism of the hasty and unplanned escape of the United States from Afghanistan, which led to the fall of the Kabul government and the Taliban's rise to power, is intensifying every day, Washington officials continue to use this as an excuse.
"The situation in Afghanistan is likely to turn into a civil war that could lead to the re-emergence of terrorist groups," Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Mark A Milley told Fox News Saturday.
"My military estimate is…that the conditions are likely to develop of a civil war," Milley said. "I don't know if the Taliban is going to [be] able to consolidate power and establish governance."
On Thursday morning, US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland said that Afghanistan's different administration would benefit the Taliban than in the past. Washington expected the Taliban to live up to their commitments to respect human rights and international law.
During the two weeks of the withdrawal operation, the US military suffered heavy casualties, and a suicide bomber killed 13 US soldiers at Kabul airport. In addition, the abandonment of US weapons and military equipment has drawn much criticism from the President and the Department of Defense.
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