President Biden is now speaking from the White House.
In a live televised address, he says his national security team is “closely monitoring” the situation on the ground in Afghanistan.
In the president’s first remarks since the Afghan government fell to the Taliban on Sunday, he says the US mission in Afghanistan was “never supposed to be nation building,” but instead was designed to prevent “a terrorist attack on US soil”.
Protest continue outside White House.
Sam Farzaneh, BBC reporter disclosed
Biden was seen returning to the White House earlier today
Washington DC police have closed Lafayette Park on the north side of the White House.
The park has been the scene of angry protests against the US withdrawal since the fall of Kabul on Sunday.
The park’s closure can be a sign of security concerns by police and Secret Service..
A group of Afghans are continuing to gather nearby to protest as President Biden prepares to address the nation.
The protesters who come from one of the largest Afghan communities in the DC area were here on Sunday as well.
They tell me they are just hoping “someone can hear” their concerns and do something for the people of Afghanistan.
Source: www.bbcnews.com