On August 18, local time, US President Biden was interviewed by the media for the first time after the great changes in Afghanistan. Biden once again defended the US withdrawal, saying that "chaos is inevitable". He said that the US army will not leave Afghanistan until the evacuation of American citizens is completed.

　　In an exclusive interview with ABC, news anchor George Stephanopoulos asked whether the withdrawal plan of the United States in Afghanistan could be handled better. Biden pointed out that there is no perfect way to get the United States out completely, and he said that chaos is inevitable. Biden pointed out that all efforts are being made to evacuate personnel, and American troops will not leave Afghanistan until the evacuation of American citizens is completed, which means that some American troops will still stay after the withdrawal deadline of August 31. Biden said that the Taliban is currently cooperating with the United States to allow American citizens to leave safely, but the United States has encountered difficulties in helping to evacuate other personnel. When the host mentioned the chaos at the airport in Afghanistan, Biden pointed out that after seeing the pictures of the airport, he thought that the United States must take quick action to ensure the safety of the airport. He called this "we did it".

　　When asked by the host, the situation in Afghanistan has changed dramatically, and whether there is a mistake in American intelligence, planning, execution or judgment, Biden said that the leaders of Afghanistan have flown to other countries, and the Afghan army trained by the United States has also collapsed seriously. More than 300,000 soldiers have lost their equipment and left. This is what is happening in Afghanistan. For the United States, it is a simple choice whether to leave as promised. Biden further explained that the Trump administration had reached an agreement with the Taliban on the premise of the withdrawal of the United States, and the Taliban did not attack the American troops as promised, so the withdrawal plan was "a simple choice."

　　The US media pointed out that the US government said that it has successfully evacuated 3,200 people from Afghanistan, including the staff of the US Embassy in Afghanistan, and hopes to evacuate 9,000 people every day in the future. However, the United States has not provided safe transportation to the airport for American citizens in Afghanistan at present, and as the situation changes, it is not clear how many people can arrive at the airport safely. According to estimates by US government officials, there are still more than 10,000 American citizens in Afghanistan. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a media briefing on 18th that the United States is still communicating with the Taliban on the issue of airport safe passage. Austin also said that the United States will focus on the security protection and evacuation of the airport, and at present it is unable to expand its work to the whole Kabul area. (CCTV reporter Xu Wei)