Waltz: The withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan gave courage to rivals

A member of the US House Armed Services Committee acknowledged that the withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan made rivals bolder and sent a signal to the world that Washington will never support its allies. Michael Waltz said that despite two years since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Washington is still feeling the consequences of the hasty withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan - a decision that showed US rivals that Washington "does not support its allies. ". The US official further added that after the withdrawal of US and Western troops from Afghanistan, the country will become an arena for rivals such as China and Russia. Despite this, one of the representatives of the US National Security Council in an interview with Fox News said that thanks to the complete withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the US administration has released military, intelligence and other forces, and this gives Washington to be better prepared to face such threats as, for example, war in Ukraine.