Biden remains silent as Afghanistan crisis intensifies

Published August 16, 2021 2:07pm ET



As he spends time away from the White House, President Joe Biden has remained silent since the Taliban conquered Kabul, effectively taking control of Afghanistan.

The president spent the weekend at Camp David, where he was unheard from publicly on Sunday, the day the Taliban took control of Kabul as the United States continued their attempts to safely evacuate U.S. citizens and approved Afghan immigrants.

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