Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday blamed the country’s deteriorating security on the US deciding “abruptly” to withdraw its troops.

“The reason for our current situation is that the decision was taken abruptly,” he told the Afghan Parliament, adding he had warned Washington that the withdrawal would have “consequences,” reported Tolo News. President Ghani said in a special session of the National Assembly that Afghanistan was facing a test of survival and the country must be mobilised to pass this test successfully. Ghani also announced the beginning of a six-month security plan to improve the security situation in the country.