U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration is making what he described as the largest investment ever in the U.S. armed forces, while renewing criticism of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Speaking at an event, Trump said the United States has “the strongest and most powerful military anywhere in the world,” adding that much of its strength was built during his first term in office.

Trump also repeated his criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, claiming that large amounts of military equipment were left behind.

“They gave a lot of it away to the Taliban (IEA), to Afghanistan,” Trump said.

He said he had opposed leaving military equipment in Afghanistan, arguing that aircraft and other equipment should have been flown out of the country or returned to the United States.

“It was so sad. I saw what was happening. What a disgusting thing took place,” Trump said.

A delegation from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Joint Staff participated in the 12th Meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, held on July 17 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

According to a statement issued by the CSTO, the meeting brought together senior border security officials from SCO member states to discuss regional security challenges and strengthen cooperation on border management.

Speaking at the forum, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, said the organization’s primary mission is the timely identification of emerging crisis situations within its area of responsibility and the implementation of appropriate measures to address them.

Serdyukov emphasized that ensuring collective security requires close cooperation among all relevant international organizations, highlighting the importance of coordinated efforts in responding to regional security threats.

The meeting also included discussions among the heads of the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS), the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center, and the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of the CIS Border Troops.

Participants reviewed ways to expand practical cooperation and enhance coordination between the working bodies of the respective regional organizations in an effort to strengthen collective border security and counter cross-border threats.

The meeting underscored the continued focus of regional security organizations on improving joint mechanisms to address evolving security challenges across Eurasia.