The Kabul Tribune (KT) — TRT has reported that former U.S. President Joe Biden has announced the publication of a new memoir that will reflect on his presidency, including the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine and other major decisions made during his time in office.
Biden, 83, said his memoir, titled "Promise Me,
America," will examine the challenges the United States faced, the
decisions he made as president and the reasons behind those decisions.
According to TRT, Biden said he has spent much of his time
since leaving office with his family while undergoing treatment for an
aggressive form of prostate cancer that was diagnosed in May 2025 and later
found to have spread to his bones. He said his treatment has been progressing
well.
The report said Biden identified the 2021 U.S. withdrawal
from Afghanistan as one of the defining events of his presidency. The
withdrawal ended nearly two decades of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan
and was followed by the Taliban's return to power after the collapse of the
former Afghan government.
TRT reported that the memoir will also discuss the Jan. 6,
2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the war in Ukraine, Biden's decision to seek
re-election in 2024 and his later decision to withdraw from the presidential
race.
According to TRT, the book is scheduled to be published on Nov.
17, 2026, several weeks after the U.S. midterm elections.
The report also noted that Biden's announcement did not
mention Israel's military campaign in Gaza or the role of the United States
during the conflict. TRT said internal reviews by senior Democratic officials
concluded that the Biden administration's approach to Gaza negatively affected
the Democratic Party's performance in the 2024 presidential election.
TRT added that former Vice President Kamala Harris, who
became the Democratic presidential nominee after Biden withdrew from the race,
has also published a memoir and has said the Biden administration should have
done more publicly to criticize Israel's handling of the Gaza conflict.
