President Joe Biden meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah at the White House in Washington, June 25, 2021. Reuters
* Reuters on Tuesday released excerpts from last call between Biden and Ghani before the Afghan president fled
* They talked for about 14 minutes on July 23 as the Taliban advanced rapidly
* Biden told his counterpart of a perception that the fight against the Taliban was not going well
* 'There is a need, whether it is true or not ... to project a different picture,' he said
* Comments are indication Biden knew it was matter of time before Taliban won
* In months leading up to withdrawal, Biden predicted pullout would go smoothly
* Neither appeared to realize just how badly things would go
* Less than four weeks later the Taliban had captured Kabul
President Joe Biden wanted the now-departed Afghan president to create the 'perception' that his government was capable of holding off the Taliban - an indication he knew it was only a matter of time before the US ally fell to the Islamic group even while reassuring Americans at home that it would not happen.
In the last phone call between Biden and his Afghan then-counterpart Ashraf Ghani, the American president said they needed to change perceptions of the Taliban's rapid advance 'whether it is true or not,' according to excerpts published on Tuesday.
Biden on Tuesday repeated his assertion that his team was caught flat-footed by the rapid Taliban takeover of the country.
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Update: Exclusive: Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to 'change perception' (Reuters)
WNU Editor: Someone just leaked a very damaging White house Presidential transcript to Reuters.
It reveals that contrary to President Biden's message that he was surprised by how quickly the Taliban defeated the Afghan Army, President Biden already knew in July that the fight against the Taliban was going very badly and that defeat was rapidly approaching.
I will not be surprised if there will be more leaks in the coming days and weeks.
The transcript is here .... Excerpts of call between Joe Biden and Ashraf Ghani July 23 (Reuters).
You can take this to the bank. There is probably a massive internal investigation right now to find the person who made this leak.
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