Biden Forcefully Defends Ending Two-Decade US War in Afghanistan

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully defended his decision to end the country's two-decade war in Afghanistan that leaves Taliban insurgents in power, just as they were in 2001. 

"We no longer need to fight a war that should have ended long ago," Biden said in a half-hour address from the White House. "I refuse to open another decade of war in Afghanistan."  Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. He cited the high cost of the conflict to the United States — 2,461 service members killed, another 20,744 injured and $300 million a day in expenditures. But he said it is time to focus on new threats from around the world, whether from other terrorists in Africa and the Middle East, economic threats from China, or cyberattacks from inside Russia.  WATCH: War in Afghanistan Is Now Over