The nation's top general expressed confidence in the Afghan security forces' ability to fend off a takeover by the Taliban despite significant gains by the group across the country
Gen. Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, contested the narrative that "the Taliban is winning." | Steve Helber/AP PhotoThe nation's top general on Wednesday expressed confidence in the Afghan security forces' ability to fend off a takeover by the Taliban, despite significant gains by the group across the country and reports that Kabul could fall in a matter of months.
"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," Biden said. Milley defended the strategy of the Afghan national security forces, who he said are consolidating to protect the major population centers, where most Afghan civilians are located.
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