Former United States president George W. Bush sharply criticized the country\u2019s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, saying that consequences from the decision would be \u201cunbelievably \u2026<\/b>
\nFormer United States president George W. Bush sharply criticized the country\u2019s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, saying that consequences from the decision would be \u201cunbelievably bad and sad.\u201d Bush spoke with Deutsche Welle in an interview on Wednesday regarding the withdrawal plans, stating that he was afraid that Afghan women would suffer \u201cunspeakable harm\u201d and expressed concern for translators and others who supported foreign troops. \u201cI think it is [a mistake to withdraw,]\u201d Bush said in the interview.\u201d Because I think the consequences are going to be unbelievably sad and bad.\u201d Bush also worried about \u201cinterpreters\u201d and other personnel that assisted U.S. and foreign troops in Afghanistan, stating that they would be \u201d left behind to be slaughtered by these very brutal people, and it breaks my heart.\u201d The former president also expressed that German Chancellor Angela Merkel felt \u201cthe same way\u201d regarding the pullout, according to DW. Biden promised in April that the country would end combat operations by September 11. The planned date was recently moved to August 31, according to Politico. Since the announcement of the withdrawal date, the Taliban assassinated seven Afghan pilots and freed several prisoners in an attack on Badghis\u2019s provincial capitol of Qala-i-Naw. The former president also expressed that German Chancellor Angela Merkel felt \u201cthe same way\u201d regarding the pullout, according to DW. Army General Austin \u201cScott\u201d Miller, who is the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, stepped down earlier this month in a symbolic move that essentially ended on-the-ground combat operations in the country. Britain has also recently announced a decision to pull all remaining troops out of Afghanistan, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning about certain Taliban takeovers in the country.<\/p>\n