U.S. President Joe Biden's top national security adviser Jake Sullivan is defending the decision to pull American troops from Afghanistan despite what it could mean to women and girls stuck there.
"Because we don't have forces in that country, doesn't mean that we're not going to fight on behalf of women and girls' human rights and human dignity," Sullivan said.
The U.S. war in Afghanistan after the September 11 terrorist attacks largely drove the Taliban from power, but the retreat of U.S. forces paved the way for them to reclaim control of the country. "War has ended," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said."We are committed to letting women work in accordance with the principles of Islam."
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