Update on what may be coming after the 2022 midterms.

Your Hos as usual, Rabbi Israel Ben Heman.

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President Biden issued a stern defense Tuesday of his decision to exit Afghanistan. He also hailed the final evacuation — which saw more than 120,000 Americans, Afghans and others airlifted from the country — as an "extraordinary success.""My fellow Americans, the war in Afghanistan is now over," Biden said from the White House. He added, "I refuse to continue a war that was no longer in the service of the vital national interest of our people."Americans have largely supported getting out of the country. The 20-year war cost thousands of lives.How U.S. troops withdrew, however, has drawn its share of criticism. The far-faster-than-expected Taliban takeover created conditions that left the U.S. scrambling to get out. For security, American forces had to rely on a former enemy that once gave cover to the terrorist group that planned the 9/11 attacks.

Amid the chaos, a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed 13 U.S. service members and scores of Afghans.Biden will hope that as the exit sign gets smaller in the rearview mirror, the decision grows more popular.The ramifications from the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, and the withdrawal from the country, will likely have long-lasting effects, and they raise lots of questions. 

What happens to the Americans still in Afghanistan?

In his remarks Tuesday, Biden said there are about 100 to 200 Americans who remain in Afghanistan. Most are dual citizens, he said, who initially didn't want to leave because of family roots in the country. 

Two weeks ago, Biden had promised to stay until all Americans were out."If there's American citizens left," the president said on ABC News, "we're going to stay to get them all out."But facing terror threats, there was an urgency to stick to the self-imposed end-of-August deadline to get out of Afghanistan. Biden said military, State Department and intelligence officials all urged him to not delay."I was not going to extend this forever war," Biden said, "and I was not extending a forever exit."That doesn't mean the U.S. isn't working to get those Americans out, the president said."For those remaining Americans, there is no deadline," Biden said. "We remain committed to get them out if they want to come out."Now this becomes a tricky diplomatic mission relying to an extent on the goodwill of the Taliban. Does the West have enough leverage to make them continue to get that done? (That's not to mention whether there's enough to ensure the safety of women and girls in the country. Many have their doubts, most especially on human rights.)