U.S. President Joe Biden said that allies like South Korea and Taiwan are fundamentally different from Afghanistan.

Biden made the remarks on Thursday in an interview with ABC when asked about criticism by allies and adversaries of the U.S. over the rushed withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. 

Biden said that Taiwan, South Korea and NATO allies are fundamentally different from Afghanistan as they have a unity government that is trying to keep “bad guys from doing bad things to them.” 

Biden then reaffirmed the U.S. security commitment to allies, saying that the U.S. made a sacred commitment to Article Five of the NATO treaty.

Article Five of the treaty states that if a NATO ally is a victim of an armed attack, each member will consider this as an attack against all members and will take actions deemed necessary.

He continued if anyone were to invade or take action against NATO allies, the U.S. would respond, same with South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. 
 
Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made a similar remark on Tuesday to address allies' concerns about the U.S.' security commitments. He said the Biden administration has no intention of reducing U.S. troops in South Korea or Europe.