Biden has some domestic political cover – some members of Congress are worried about a complete downturn. And the President has sharply criticized the negotiations that the Trump administration has held.
“I am now preparing to decide when they will leave. The fact is, he did not negotiate very firmly that the president – the former president – will work. So, we told Biden ABC, our allies and Consultation with the government and that decision – now it is in process.
A report by Afghanistan’s influential study group has recommended a more flexible timeline based on conditions such as a reduction in violence, chaired by former Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford.
A complex problem is that the current agreement with the Taliban includes the country’s 2,500 U.S. dollars. The United States, which is not part of the current group of soldiers. The Special Operations Force does not provide hundreds of defenses in the country. If they remain to help move forward with a reduction in counterterrorism missions, the U.S. must make that presence widely accepted.
Earlier, some defense officials told CNN that the US-led NATO alliance would like to see decisions made after April 1 because of the challenges of removing US weapons and equipment, amid concerns that some of them could fall into the hands of the Taliban.
But as Biden weighs in on his options, the U.S. military continues its operations in the country, where it launched airstrikes targeting the Taliban this week.
The Taliban “condemned” the US airstrikes on Kandahar, with spokesman Qari Mohammed Yusuf Ahmadi confirming that Taliban members had been killed and wounded, but did not specify how many were.
Ahmadi called the bombing a “clear violation of the Doha Agreement, which cannot be justified in any way.”
The “Doha Agreement”, signed by the US and the Taliban more than a year ago in Doha, Qatar, set out a series of commitments by both sides on military levels, counter-terrorism and inter-Afghan dialogue. Permanent and comprehensive ceasefire. “
The story has been updated on Thursday with additional information.
CNN’s Betsy Klein, Dewan Cole and Paul LeBlanc contributed to the report.
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