On the recordJuly 8, 2021
The Afghan troops have 300,000 well-equipped, as well-equipped as any army in the world -- and an air force against something like 75,000 Taliban. It is not inevitable.
Editor's note · Context
President Biden asserts that a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is not inevitable, given the strength of Afghan forces.
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