Afghanistan: for Angela Merkel the exit of the United States was for “internal political reasons” | Riddles Among NATO Allies

The American decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, faced with the advance of the Taliban and the flight of President Ashraf Ghani, continues to generate rearrangements between his NATO allies during the 20 years of war. “We always said we would stay if the Americans stayed,” he said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which prepares the withdrawal of its troops and qualified the current situation in this country of the Middle East and the days which will follow “bitter” for those which want to flee the territory now Taliban.

The first definitions of the German Chancellor were known from the repercussions of a private meeting of the party, published by AFP, in which Merkel said the decision to leave Afghanistan was “mainly taken by the United States” and considered that it was due to “internal political reasons”.

Starting with the United States, which took control of Kabul airport on Sunday to ensure the withdrawal of military and diplomatic personnel, Merkel explained that “there was a domino effect”. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also ordered the withdrawal of his troops and publicly declared that “there is no military solution in Afghanistan”, although he called to continue working so that the country does not become “a breeding ground” for terrorism.

Despite the annoyance perceived by the German government at the decision of its military partner, at the party meeting, Merkel reportedly acknowledged the reasons for Biden’s decision due to the high cost of US military lives. had the 20s. war against the Taliban.

The German Chancellor anticipated that now “many people will want to leave” Afghanistan and She said she was ready to help the forced migrants from the advanced Taliban as well as the NGOs working to help them.