Congresswoman Tenney Issues Statement on Deteriorating Situation in Afghanistan

Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) released the following statement regarding President Biden's decision to deploy 3,000 troops to Afghanistan in response to the rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground. 

“President Biden’s disastrous policy has turned the situation on the ground in Afghanistan into complete chaos. Now he is sending American troops into a dangerous hornet's nest,” said Congresswoman Tenney. “As the days go on, more cities and provinces are falling to the Taliban and a humanitarian crisis is quickly unraveling. This poorly planned and tumultuous withdrawal has been a total failure from start to finish. It's leaving our partners in a vulnerable position and paving the way for the total return of the brutal Taliban.

“I do not support 'forever wars,' but I also do not support exit strategies that are completely void of any detailed strategy and that place our soldiers in grave danger,” Congresswoman Tenney continued. “What is happening now in Afghanistan could have been avoided if the Administration had devised and implemented a responsible withdrawal strategy, rather than a politically-driven and arbitrary draw-down meant to poke the eye of President Biden’s predecessor. I continue to stand with our partners in Afghanistan and the many Afghans, including women and children, who are now in grave peril due to this Administration’s rushed and irresponsible policy.”

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