Former US vice president and Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden's comments on Afghanistan have caused a strong reaction from the Afghan government and others.

Addressing a debate in New Hampshire on Saturday, Biden said he was “totally against the whole notion of nation-building in Afghanistan” and that “the only thing we should be doing is dealing with terrorism in that region.”

The Presidential Palace responded by saying that the unity of Afghanistan as a nation is evident to the world.

In this program, host Karim Amini discusses the topic with the following panelists.

Khalil Sarwari, a university lecturer 

Latif Mahmood, a presidential spokesman