BBC: Kamala Harris Avoiding Afghanistan Questions Makes U.S. Look Like an ‘Incompetent, Uncaring and Unreliable Ally’

reporter The U S ░░░░░░░░ President Kamala Harris is ░░░░░░░░ Singapore on her first ░░░░░░░░ of Asia The trip ░░░░░░░░ aimed at offering reassurances ░░░░░░░░ Washington s commitment to ░░░░░░░░ region amid concerns over ░░░░░░░░ s growing influence there ░░░░░░░░ Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ says Ms Harris faces ░░░░░░░░ steep challenge in reaffirming ░░░░░░░░ s enduring relationships with ░░░░░░░░ region HEAD Awful timing ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris She is ░░░░░░░░ a very experienced or ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy operative anyway ░░░░░░░░ can kind of see ░░░░░░░░ in the very careful ░░░░░░░░ that she s phrasing ░░░░░░░░ she s talking about ░░░░░░░░ She s having to ░░░░░░░░ off questions about Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ makes the U S ░░░░░░░░ like an incompetent uncaring ░░░░░░░░ unreliable ally For all ░░░░░░░░ that remember she s ░░░░░░░░ to Vietnam I mean ░░░░░░░░ all places one of ░░░░░░░░ two countries visiting you ░░░░░░░░ can t help but ░░░░░░░░ the comparisons with what ░░░░░░░░ 46 years ago.”