Australia to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan after Biden’s vow to end the war
Australia to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan after Biden’s vow to end the war. After Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an end to the country’s longest conflict. All Australian forces would withdraw from Afghanistan by September of this year. After 41 Australian soldiers killed, billions of dollars spent, and allegations of war crimes leveled. The country’s participation in the 20-year conflict has come to an end. The Taliban removed coalition forces, including Australia. The statement by the Prime Minister has prompted by US President Joe Biden’s decision to declare a staggered withdrawal.
A sentimental Mr. Morrison read out the names of more than 40 Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001. The loss is important. However, this day is dedicated to their memory as we reflect on their family, friends, and the life they must have led. Mr. Morrison said that the fighting has enacted an “enormous toll” on the Afghan people. Australia stood with them in the complex challenge of finding peace that lies ahead. In 2019, Brown University reported that more than 1,50,000 Afghan civilians, security personnel, and Taliban militants have killed in the 20-year fight.
Trump was seeking a decisive approach:
Allegations of war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan prompted a broad analysis and inquiry. However, Mr. Morrison refused to state whether Australia should have done more in the fighting. Today is not the day, according to Mr. Morrison. People would say that Australian soldiers “died in vain.” The international community has thought that women and young people in Afghanistan have undeniable benefits. The diggers did not perish in vain when they attempted. If it is a mistake, it is not due to a lack of effort on the part of the diggers.
According to Mr. Shoebridge, the US President’s announcement was an “emphatic statement”. Trump was seeking a decisive approach, while Obama was taking guidance that it had to be conditional, he said. You can’t tell you’re changing goals until you quit doing something. This is Biden declaring that the post-9/11 counter-terrorism period has ended and that the era of geopolitical rivalry has begun. So he’s putting skin on the bones of what he’s doing about his goals.
