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The international crisis stemming from President Biden abruptly pulling American troops from Afghanistan is not going away. The situation is quite dire and in real time, thousands of U.S. citizens remain stranded in Afghanistan while the Taliban takes over.

The Biden administration has openly admitted that it has no plan to safely bring these Americans back home. Moreover, due to the return of the Taliban, the Biden administration also cannot guarantee the safety of these Americans.

As this crisis plays out, Biden is threatening with legal action Republican governors who let parents determine whether or not their kids wear masks in classrooms. During instances when Biden has spoken about Afghanistan, he's refused taking even an iota of responsibility.

In light of all this, the Afghanistan crisis is expected to further tank Biden's declining approval ratings.

Low favorability ratings for President Biden

Over the past 16 weeks, Biden's approval ratings have taken a downward turn. This is due to public safety concerns, inflation, and COVID; however, the Afghanistan crisis is truly a nightmare. Even Democrats and leftist media outlets like CNN are holding Biden's feet to the fire on this one.

Right now, the latest RealThirtyEight poll numbers have Biden's approval rating at 49.3%. This rating comes amid new surges in COVID cases, higher living costs, and more crime in America's cities.

According to research director Matt Grossman, approval of Biden will drop even more as a result of the Afghanistan crisis. Grossman noted that criticism of the president from media reporters will impact public opinion.

Helping stranded Americans

Right now, many Americans are of the view that Biden needs to help U.S. citizens stranded in Afghanistan. Republicans especially are noting that if Biden directed towards the Taliban the energy he directs at GOP governors, some damage control could happen.

Thus far, no real action plan has come from the White House. In fact, the nation's defense secretary admits that the Biden administration lacks the resources to pull out every single stranded American.

This is not good at all. At the rate things are going, American citizens could die at the hands of the Taliban in Afghanistan, if they have not already. It's furthermore impossible to forget that all of this is happening on Biden's watch and during his presidential term.