Live: Biden speaks after Taliban take control of Afghanistan

President Joe Biden is delivering remarks after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday. The president cut short his trip to Camp David to address the nation about Afghanistan on Monday afternoon amid mounting criticism of his strategy to exit the nation at the end of the month. The president’s address comes as the Taliban seized the capital city of Kabul over the weekend and the nation’s President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation as a means to “avoid bloodshed”. Images out of Kabul showed Afghans scaling a jet bridge at the city’s airport as they tried in vain to escape the nation. American forces have had a presence in the country for the last 21 years. For more on this developing story: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo... Like us on Facebook:   / theindependentonline   Follow us on Twitter:   / independent   Follow us on Instagram:   / the.independent   Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB