On Tuesday, President Biden reaffirmed his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in his fourth and final speech in front of world leaders at the United Nations Assembly.
"When I came to office as president, Afghanistan had replaced Vietnam as America's longest war," Biden said. "I was determined to end it, and I did. It was a hard decision but the right decision."
The precipitous U.S. evacuation resulted in chaotic scenes emerging from Kabul, as Afghans scrambled to flee the country before the surging Taliban regained power.
"It was a hard decision but the right decision," Biden declared.
"Four American presidents had faced that decision. But I was determined not to leave it to the fifth."
Amid the ensuing chaos, 13 American service members were killed in an ISIS suicide bomb attack that also took the lives of nearly 200 others.
Biden defended his decision while recognizing the sacrifices made.
"It was a decision accompanied by tragedy," he said. "13 brave Americans lost their lives along with hundreds of Afghans in a suicide bomb. I think about those lost lives every day."
The Abbey Gate bombing is widely acknowledged to be one of the Biden-Harris administration's most glaring failures. Upon a complete U.S. exit, the Taliban immediately reinserted itself as the ruling body of Afghanistan for the first time since 9/11.
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