Donald Trump hit out at Joe Biden in a scathing verbal attack during a rally appearance on Saturday, slamming the President's recent Afghanistan withdrawal.

Speaking at a rally in Cullman, Alabama, the former president claimed that Biden had created "the greatest foreign policy humiliation in the history of the United States of America" following the USA's withdrawal from Afghanistan.

On August 15, the Taliban took political control of Afghanistan after entering the presidential palace in Kabul and declaring the war "over" - resulting in President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the country, CNBC reports.

As well as saying that Biden should "resign in disgrace", Trump said on Saturday that Biden has allowed "weakness in the White House".

Continuing to rip into Biden, Trump said that, "Vietnam looks like a Masterclass in strategy compared to Joe Biden’s catastrophe."

Per the New York Post, Trump added: "This will go down as one of the great military defeats of all time and it did not have to happen that way. This was not a withdrawal, this was a total surrender, for no reason."

Trump continued: "[Biden] surrendered our airbase, he surrendered our weapons, he surrendered our embassy."

The 75-year-old was speaking at the rally in support of Rep. Mo Brooks, who is running for a seat in Senate.

His blistering attack on Biden continued, as Trump took aim at the reported arms and equipment left in Afghanistan that has been "seized" by the Taliban.

"It didn’t have to happen. All [Biden] had to do was leave the soldiers until everyone was out, our citizens, the weapons, and then you bomb the hell out of the bases [...] and you say 'bye bye,'" Trump said.

He continued: "Very soon we’re going to have September 11 and we’re going to have — because of Biden — the Taliban flag flying over the embassy."

Trump then claimed that if he was in office, "the Taliban would not have ever dreamt of capturing our airfield or parading around with our American weapons."

Despite his critics, Biden has stood by his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan.

Earlier this week, Biden said from the White House that he had "learned the hard way that there was never a good way to withdraw our forces."

The President then spoke about Afghanistan's political leadership, saying: "American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves.

"We spent over a trillion dollars.  We trained and equipped an Afghan military force of some 300,000 strong — incredibly well equipped — a force larger in size than the militaries of many of our NATO allies.

"We gave them every tool they could need.  We paid their salaries, provided for the maintenance of their air force — something the Taliban doesn’t have.  Taliban does not have an air force.  We provided close air support.

"We gave them every chance to determine their own future.  What we could not provide them was the will to fight for that future."

"I will not repeat the mistakes we've made in the past," he added.

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Former President Donald Trump has branded Afghanistan's president in hiding, Ashraf Ghani, "a total crook" and said "he got away with murder".

The 75-year-old Republican made the remarks during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday, August 17.

Trump was asked about his previous dealings with Taliban leaders and Afghan officials as he made preparations to withdraw US troops from the country, Newsweek reports.

"I wanted [the Taliban] to get a deal done with the Afghan government," the ex-POTUS said. "Now, I never had a lot of confidence, frankly, in Ghani. I said that openly and plainly I thought he was a total crook."

Trump then said that Ghani "spent all his time wining and dining our senators."

He added: "The senators were in his pocket. That was one of the problems that we had. But I never liked him... He got away with murder in many, many different ways."

Trump did not clarify how exactly Ghani "got away with murder" but per the outlet, said he thought it was likely that the Afghan president took off with cash when he fled the country on Sunday, August 15.

Trump cited Ghani's "lifestyle", "his houses" and "where he lives" as reasons for his suspicions that he escaped the region with money.

The ex-US leader's claim may have stemmed from a report by Russia's embassy in Kabul that Ghani and his entourage left with "four cars [which] were full of money," Reuters reports.

As reported by Newsweek, the Taliban has said that the Russian government has offered its "political support" to the militant group after they took power in Afghanistan.

Ghani's whereabouts are currently unknown. He fled Afghanistan when the Taliban began rapidly taking control of the country's capital Kabul. He later said that he left with the intention of avoiding further violence and bloodshed.

"The Taliban have won with the judgment of their swords and guns, and are now responsible for the honor, property, and self-preservation of their countrymen," he said.

Trump's comments on Ghani come after he released damning statements on Biden's handling of the US troops' withdrawal from the region, and called for his successor to resign.

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Donald Trump has said that the situation in Afghanistan would be "totally different" if his administration was still in office.

The ex-POTUS released six statements on President Joe Biden's handling of US troop withdrawal, with Trump calling for Biden to resign.

What's more, Trump stated that his administration would've managed the situation better, per Insider.

This week Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul, taking over the presidential palace. The Taliban seized power following the withdrawal of American troops.

Breaking his silence on the chaos, Trump wrote: "First Joe Biden surrendered to COVID, and it has come roaring back. Then he surrendered to the Taliban, who has quickly overtaken Afghanistan and destroyed confidence in American power and influence.

"The outcome in Afghanistan, including the withdrawal, would have been totally different if the Trump Administration had been in charge. Who or what will Joe Biden surrender to next? Someone should ask him, if they can find him."

What's more, Trump called Afghanistan the "most embarrassing military outcome in the history of the United States." He then called the way the US left the country "grossly incompetent."

In a separate statement, Trump wrote: "What Joe Biden has done with Afghanistan is legendary. It will go down as one of the greatest defeats in American history!"

It comes as Biden pointed the finger squarely at Trump, saying his predecessor left the Taliban "in the strongest position militarily since 2001."

"When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor - which he invited the Taliban to discuss at Camp David on the eve of 9/11 of 2019 - that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a May 1, 2021 deadline on US forces," Biden said in a statement on Saturday, August 14.

"Shortly before he left office, he also drew US forces down to a bare minimum of 2,500."

On August 15, Trump responded to Biden, blaming him for not "following the plan [the Trump] administration left for him."

The Republican National Committee on Sunday removed a page lauding Trump's deal with the Taliban, per Sky News.

Mike Reed, the deputy chief of staff at the RNC, tweeted, however, that the page was removed during a routine process of transferring old posts to a new website.

Taliban is now set to formally retake power in the country and plans to rename it the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

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President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan.

In an address on Monday, the 78-year-old POTUS asked: "How many more American lives is it worth?"

On Sunday, Taliban soldiers took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, forcing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country, along with many high-ranking officials. As reported by CNBC, the Taliban entered the presidential palace and declared the war "over".

As reported by Insider, Biden started his address by highlighting the US' original intentions in Afghanistan, which included the capture of Osama bin Laden.

Speaking from the East Room of The White House, he said: "Our mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation-building."

"I stand squarely behind my decision," Biden added.

And after admitting the withdrawal had become "messy", he stated: "After 20 years, I learned the hard way that there was never a good way to withdraw our forces."

The President then spoke about Afghanistan's political leadership, saying:

"American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves.  We spent over a trillion dollars.  We trained and equipped an Afghan military force of some 300,000 strong — incredibly well equipped — a force larger in size than the militaries of many of our NATO allies. 

"We gave them every tool they could need.  We paid their salaries, provided for the maintenance of their air force — something the Taliban doesn’t have.  Taliban does not have an air force.  We provided close air support. 

"We gave them every chance to determine their own future.  What we could not provide them was the will to fight for that future."

"I will not repeat the mistakes we've made in the past," he added.

"If anything, the developments of the past week reinforce that ending US military involvement in Afghanistan now was the right decision," Biden said.

Biden also declared: "We have made it clear to the Taliban: if they attack our personnel, or disrupt our operation, the US presence will be swift and the response will be swift and forceful.

"We will defend our people with devastating force if necessary."

Biden's address came on the same day that footage from Kabul's international airport showed civilians crowding runways and holding on to planes in an apparent attempt to flee the country.

Admitting that the scenes in the media from the country were "gut-wrenching", President Biden then assured the US people that American diplomatic presence in the country was now "consolidated at the airport" and that evacuations will continue.

Biden also spoke about how continued occupation of Afghanistan is "not what the American people want", adding:

"This is not in our national security interest. It is not what the American people want. It is not what our troops, who would have sacrificed over the last two decades, deserve."

"I know my decision will be criticized. But I would rather take all that criticism than pass this decision on to another president of the United States," he added.

Biden's address came after former president Donald Trump called for his successor to "resign in disgrace".

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Donald Trump has demanded that US President Joe Biden resigns over the Taliban invasion of Afghanistan.

According to The Independent, the former President of the United States lambasted his successor in a scathing official statement issued on Sunday.

This comes after Taliban insurgents managed to secure the capital city of Kabul, forcing President Ashraf Ghani and numerous other terrified citizens to flee the country.

In a release shared to Twitter by his spokesperson, Liz Harrington, Trump stated:

"It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace for what he has allowed to happen to Afghanistan, along with the tremendous surge in COVID, the Border catastrophe, the destruction of energy independence, and our crippled economy."

Trump then rehashed his unverified contention that Biden was guilty of voter fraud in the 2020 US Presidential election, stating: "It shouldn’t be a big deal, because [Biden] wasn't elected legitimately in the first place."

The New York Post reports that Biden was previously slammed by Trump when he announced plans to fully withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

In a statement made back in April, Trump wrote: "I wish Biden wouldn't use September the 11th for the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan."

Opining that the American military should have left earlier, Trump continued: "September 11th represents a very sad event and period for our Country and should remain a day of reflection and remembrance honoring the great souls we lost."

He added: "Getting out of Afghanistan is a wonderful and positive thing to do. I planned to withdraw on May 1st, and we should keep as close to that date as possible."

Trump's administration originally made the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan last year after a deal was brokered in exchange for security guarantees.

The Independent reports that Biden has since responded to Trump's criticisms, stating:

"When I became President, I faced a choice: follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our Forces and our allies’ Forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country's civil conflict."

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