CNNFormer Trump defense secretary Mark Esper said that President Biden "owns" the situation unfolding in Afghanistan during an exclusive interview with CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour. "The fact is President Biden owns this. That both sides need to meet their ends of the agreement," Esper said. "That said, President Biden coming into office, he was not necessarily bound to continue the Trump plan. He was not necessarily bound to implement the political agreement.

Source: CNN August 17, 2021 21:10 UTC