Biden meets Afghan President Ghani at the White House.

　　US President Biden met with visiting Afghan President Ghani and Chairman Abdullah of the Afghan High Commission for National Reconciliation at the White House on the 25th local time to discuss bilateral relations and the situation in Afghanistan.

　　Biden said at the beginning of the meeting that afternoon that the United States would not stop its political, economic and security support for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US troops in Afghanistan. He also said that Afghans will decide the future of Afghanistan, and meaningless violence must stop.

　　Ghani said that the Arab-American relationship is entering a new stage, and he respects and supports Biden’s decision to withdraw troops. He also said that the Afghan security forces had recaptured six areas from the Taliban that day.

　　The White House later stated in a statement that the United States will provide Afghanistan with medical, health, humanitarian, development and security assistance, including 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Biden has asked Congress to provide 3.3 billion U.S. dollars for Afghan security forces in fiscal year 2022. The statement also said that the United States continues to urge all Afghan parties to participate in peace talks as soon as possible and meaningfully in order to achieve just and lasting reconciliation.

　　Recently, there have been frequent attacks in Afghanistan, and the security situation is deteriorating. Deborah Lyons, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, said on the 22nd that the Taliban had occupied more than 50 of the 370 regions in Afghanistan since the beginning of May.

　　Biden announced in April this year that the U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan will begin to withdraw on May 1 and withdraw completely before September 11. The US Central Command said on the 8th of this month that the withdrawal plan has been completed more than half. The Pentagon said on the 21st that the US military will flexibly adjust its withdrawal schedule according to the situation, but the goal of completing the withdrawal in September remains unchanged.