White House implies Biden will not commemorate Afghanistan withdrawal

By Haisten Willis

Published August 30, 2023 7:46pm ET

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White House implies Biden will not commemorate Afghanistan withdrawal — Taliban fighters patrol on the road during a celebration marking the second anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. More than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday, Aug. 22. The most targeted groups have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. | (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq, file)

It appears the Biden administration will not mark the Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary with any in-person events.

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