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Biden says US recognition of Taliban "a long way off"
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- 07 September, 2021
- 05:15
The US is not going to recognize the Taliban radical movement as the new leader of Afghanistan soon, US President Joe Biden stated on Monday after returning to the White House after spending the weekend in Wilmington, Delaware, Report informs.
On the White House lawn, journalists asked the president whether the US was going to recognize the power of the Taliban in Afghanistan.
"No. That's a long way off," he responded.
Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated that the US administration was "in no rush" to recognize the Taliban as the new leaders of Afghanistan.
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