President Joe Biden announced Thursday the rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan would conclude by August 31, bringing America's longest war to a swift end weeks before the Sept. 11 deadline he set earlier this year. ⁠ ⁠ "We did not go to Afghanistan to nation build," Biden said in remarks at the White House. "It's the right and the responsibility of Afghan people alone to decide their future and how they want to run their country." ⁠ ⁠ Biden said he was advised by his military commanders to move swiftly once the drawdown began, declaring "speed is safety" as he outlined the end of the U.S military campaign in Afghanistan. ⁠ ⁠ "I will not send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome," he said. ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio to read the full story.