How Western media coated US pull-out in Afghanistan

“I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces,” he stated. “Our mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to have been nation-building,” he stated, vowing that regardless of the departure of US troops anti-terrorism operations would proceed.

The western media, nonetheless, will not be Biden’s transfer kindly. US newspapers referred to as it the President’s “cold-eyed view of the debacle”(Washington Post) whereas publishing pictures he “would want to avoid” (New York Times).

Defiant and defensive, a president identified for empathy takes a cold-eyed method to Afghanistan debacle https://t.co/yNW2eUNPSf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 16, 2021

The entrance web page of The New York Times for Aug. 16, 2021.
Follow updates on Afghanistan right here: https://t.co/VWYNyPDfmT pic.twitter.com/UUSmINGlob
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2021
Highlighting the chaos that has engulfed the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, The Wall Street Journal entrance web page talked about Biden calling the exit the “right decision”.

Take an early have a look at the entrance web page of The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/5xQPDPcm8q pic.twitter.com/LYpuMSwHJZ
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 17, 2021
In the UK, The Daily Telegraph’s entrance web page learn “Biden defends America’s flight”, whereas The Sun confirmed the US President sitting in a room and holding digital conferences. The headline learn “Joke Biden” alongside a subhead saying “Prez ‘surprised’ by rout”.

The entrance web page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Biden defends America’s flight’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 16, 2021

Tomorrow’s entrance web page: US President Joe Biden faces international backlash over his dealing with of Afghanistan disaster https://t.co/hLK254bxcI pic.twitter.com/GExGxj8gT5
— The Sun (@TheSun) August 16, 2021
Spain’s El Mundo selected a line from Biden’s handle on Monday to state “Biden: ‘Afghans don’t want to fight’”.

📰 Portada de EL MUNDO del martes 17 de agosto.
Ya disponible en Orbyt y en la edición digital con la mejor información. pic.twitter.com/moOlggrO06
— EL MUNDO (@elmundoes) August 16, 2021
Miranda Devine’s column within the New York Post learn, “Joe Biden’s defeat in Afghanistan will echo for eternity”, whereas George Packer’s evaluation in The Atlantic says, “Biden’s Betrayal of Afghans Will Live in Infamy.”
A chunk in Axios said, “Rarely has an American president’s predictions been so wrong, so fast, so convincingly as Biden on Afghanistan.”
Some lots of of individuals run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport airplane because it strikes down a runway of the worldwide airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16. 2021. (Verified UGC by way of AP)
CNN, nonetheless, quoted Matthew Dowd, a former strategist for President George W Bush, as saying that the American public is “exhausted” after 20 years of warfare in Afghanistan. He stated that although the chilling visuals from the nation could open Biden as much as scrutiny and criticism, however will doubtless not be a difficulty in “a potential reelection or even midterms”.
Meanwhile, the plight of Afghans was additionally highlighted within the information protection by worldwide media shops. Evocative visuals of residents, determined to flee the conflict-stricken nation, had been printed on the entrance pages of publications like Daily Mirror, The Guardian, New York Times and The Daily Mail.
The Daily Mirror entrance web page carried the headline “Desperate” and a picture of lots of of residents crammed into an air drive airplane, ready to be evacuated.
Meanwhile, The Guardian confirmed hordes of individuals on the Kabul airport in a stampede-like state of affairs, operating alongside planes and making an attempt to climb the wings. Videos that emerged later confirmed some individuals dropping off the plane after they took off.

Tomorrow’s entrance web page: DESPERATE #TomorrowPapersTodayhttps://t.co/SqRxXq5wg3 pic.twitter.com/W1tGd3FqdG
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 16, 2021

Guardian entrance web page, Tuesday 17 August 2021: Chaos in Kabul as 1000’s wrestle to flee the Taliban pic.twitter.com/RXEWE0PLS0
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 16, 2021
Using the identical picture as The Guardian’s, The Times every day in London carried the headline “Race to escape Kabul carnage”, at the same time as President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation, leaving the individuals to fend for themselves.
France’s Liberation newspaper additionally used an analogous headline “Run for your life”, together with a picture of individuals making an attempt to breach the Kabul airport’s wall to achieve an plane.

THE TIMES:Race to flee Kabul carnage #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/kUgelU8j6C
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 16, 2021

À la une de Libération ce mardi :
⚫️ Afghanistan : sauve qui peut
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— Libération (@libe) August 16, 2021