Analysis: Why Biden will end the final mission in Afghanistan in just 7 days
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: Why Biden will end the final mission in Afghanistan in just 7 days

CNN  

CNN — The instincts that drove President Joe Biden’s decision to end the US presence in Afghanistan by August 31 were revealed by what he talked about before he announced it to the American people. Little leverage, terror threats and political imperatives force Biden’s hand Since US forces are effectively hostage to a hostile security environment, it was always unlikely Biden would agree to requests by allies like Britain and France to extend operations beyond his own and the Taliban’s deadline of August 31. “Every day we’re on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both US and allied forces and innocent civilians,” Biden said. If they say we have to be out by the 31st, that’s what we’re going to have to do, unless we were to re-invade Afghanistan, which I don’t see coming.” Refugees will be left behind Now that the Taliban is saying that it will not allow Afghan civilians to leave the country, Biden has no capacity to force the handover of eligible refugees and visa holders short of ordering US soldiers to fight – a step he is loath to take.

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Afghan special forces commander describes his shock at 'tyrant' Biden's withdrawal order: 'It felt like a dagger to my heart'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan special forces commander describes his shock at 'tyrant' Biden's withdrawal order: 'It felt like a dagger to my heart'

Daily Mail  

Lt. General Sami Sadat, one of Afghanistan's most senior special forces commanders, was in the middle of an offensive against the Taliban when he heard that President Joe Biden had ordered American troops to leave the country. The order from Biden crippled Sadat and his forces, he told Congress, all before the U.S. government eventually surrendered Bagram Air Base and …

Biden lied, pulled out US forces from Afghanistan against military advice: Report
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden lied, pulled out US forces from Afghanistan against military advice: Report

India Today  

US President Joe Biden was adamant on getting out of Afghanistan, and ignored the advice of the US military, the Afghanistan government and Nato. “During his decades-long tenure as a Delaware US senator, eight years as Vice President of the United States and nearly four years as president, Mr Biden has demonstrated distrust of America’s military experts and advisors and …

President Biden’s Central Mistake in Afghanistan
8 months ago

President Biden’s Central Mistake in Afghanistan

Slate  

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. They discussed President Biden’s Middle East moves and the ripple effects of his plan for Afghanistan. John Dickerson: The Biden team came into office with a whole lot of experience, and Bill Burns, who’s the current director of the CIA, bumps up in the book all …

Taliban is helping US, Joe Biden's off-the-cuff remark. Then, an explanation
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban is helping US, Joe Biden's off-the-cuff remark. Then, an explanation

Hindustan Times  

US president Joe Biden said that Washington is getting the help from Afghanistan's Taliban to 'end' Al-Qaeda threat, contradicting a UN report released last month that said Taliban maintains "strong and symbiotic" ties with Al-Qaeda, and that the latter "is rebuilding operational capability" on Afghan soil. When a reporter asked if he admitted to mistakes during the withdrawal from Afghanistan …

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. “President Biden’s choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor,” …

Biden administration defends Afghanistan withdrawal, blames Trump
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden administration defends Afghanistan withdrawal, blames Trump

Al Jazeera  

White House says while Joe Biden wanted to end war, lack of planning by Donald Trump ‘severely constrained’ options. Washington, DC – US President Joe Biden’s administration has defended its decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan, but said the 2021 withdrawal highlighted that Washington must better prepare for “high-risk scenarios” in the future. “During the transition from the …

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump

LA Times  

President Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. “President Biden’s choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor,” the White House summary …

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and paying tribute to “extraordinary Americans” who gave their lives on one of the nation’s darkest days. He also vowed that the nation will “never fail to meet the sacred obligation …

Ron Klain DEFENDS disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal
2 years, 4 months ago

Ron Klain DEFENDS disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's chief of staff defended the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying 2022 would be the first year in this century that no Americans had died fighting in the country. Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, defended President Joe Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan after Taliban fighters this week celebrated the anniversary of their takeover The …

A COMPLETE TIMELINE OF BIDEN'S BOTCHED AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL
2 years, 4 months ago

A COMPLETE TIMELINE OF BIDEN'S BOTCHED AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL

Daily Mail  

February 29, 2020 — Donald Trump's government signed a deal with the Taliban setting the terms for a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. The same day, Biden said during a White House press conference it would be 'hard' to keep the May 1, 2021 deadline for withdrawal April 14, 2021 — Biden announced new deadline for withdrawal, …

One year after Afghanistan war, U.S. President Joe Biden struggles to find footing
2 years, 4 months ago

One year after Afghanistan war, U.S. President Joe Biden struggles to find footing

The Hindu  

The 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven't been easy for Joe Biden. “And that's exactly what we did.” Mr. Biden had other big legislative wins after the Afghanistan debacle. But the Afghanistan debacle became a defining moment in Mr. Biden’s presidency, he said, marking when the American electorate began questioning Mr. Biden’s ability …

US general says Afghanistan collapse rooted in Trump-Taliban deal
3 years, 2 months ago

US general says Afghanistan collapse rooted in Trump-Taliban deal

Al Jazeera  

Head of US Central Command says collapse of the Afghan government can be traced to US troop withdrawal deal. Senior military officials in the United States have linked the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August to former President Donald Trump’s deal with the Taliban in 2020 promising a complete withdrawal of US troops. General Frank …

Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
3 years, 2 months ago

Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision

India TV News  

In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress about the chaotic pullout and the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country. The Senate committee's ranking Republican, James Inhofe of Oklahoma, has peppered the Pentagon with a lengthy list of questions about multiple aspects of the withdrawal, including …

Novelist and veteran Elliot Ackerman says Biden blew it in Afghanistan: Was there another way?
3 years, 3 months ago

Novelist and veteran Elliot Ackerman says Biden blew it in Afghanistan: Was there another way?

Salon  

When the World Trade Center towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, a huge hole was left in the skyline of New York — and perhaps also in America's psyche. The United States sought vengeance across the world, in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries in what would become known as the War on Terror or the "forever wars." The human …

Biden seeks to shift focus to domestic issues after Afghanistan exit
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden seeks to shift focus to domestic issues after Afghanistan exit

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON : President Biden is seeking to press his legislative agenda and redouble efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic after Labor Day but the tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan may cast a long shadow over the fall. Mr. Biden has sought to place the spotlight on domestic issues, including Friday’s underwhelming jobs report and recovery from Hurricane Ida, visiting New Orleans …

PIERS MORGAN: As 9/11 approaches, Biden's Afghanistan disaster should cost him his presidency
3 years, 3 months ago

PIERS MORGAN: As 9/11 approaches, Biden's Afghanistan disaster should cost him his presidency

Daily Mail  

This Saturday is the 20th anniversary of 9/11, one of the darkest days in American history. Biden's trip on 9/11 will be a moment of bitter shame and humiliation, thanks to his appalling mishandling of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and abject surrender to the very people who helped commit the attacks by harbouring the terrorists who carried them out …

Afghanistan showed Biden unbowed
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan showed Biden unbowed

CNN  

CNN — Hours after the last US military flight out of Kabul, President Joe Biden began a meeting in the White House Situation Room with praise. “You all did a helluva job,” Biden told his top national security aides, according to a White House official. The President chose what a different White House aide called “the best chance to save …

Opinion: The mistake Biden can’t afford to make
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: The mistake Biden can’t afford to make

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. If Democrats are perpetually stuck in a legislative logjam as the nation …

Certainly not the end of the road for the U.S.
3 years, 3 months ago

Certainly not the end of the road for the U.S.

The Hindu  

The future of Afghanistan is yet to be determined, but the debate has abruptly shifted to the future of the United States after its withdrawal from Afghanistan. At this moment, when American failures at the time of withdrawal dominate the news, it is worth recalling that the U.S. presence in Afghanistan had succeeded in containing the dangers of terrorism for …

Beyond Afghanistan: Biden turns the page on war — and the U.S. enters a new era of history
3 years, 3 months ago

Beyond Afghanistan: Biden turns the page on war — and the U.S. enters a new era of history

Salon  

While the pundits and politicians continue to argue about President Biden's decision to end the two-decades-long U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, many of us are missing the bigger picture — and a very important point: What is the future of our involvement in the Middle East — and by extension the rest of the world? That statement may make the …

Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 left behind after US exit
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 left behind after US exit

Live Mint  

Thirteen years ago, Afghan interpreter Mohammed helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden and two other senators stranded in a remote Afghanistan valley after their helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm. “We will get you out," Ms. Psaki said after a Wall Street Journal reporter read to Ms. Psaki Mohammed’s message to the president. At Bagram Air Field, Mohammed jumped …

News Analysis | What did America achieve in Afghanistan?
3 years, 3 months ago

News Analysis | What did America achieve in Afghanistan?

The Hindu  

For the first time since October 2001, there are no American troops in Afghanistan. While defending his decision to pull back the forces, which led to the Taliban’s quick takeover of Kabul on August 15, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was left with only two options after the withdrawal agreement the Trump administration signed with the Taliban …

Afghanistan crisis: Joe Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the ‘forever war’
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan crisis: Joe Biden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the ‘forever war’

Firstpost  

He cited the 120,000 Americans and Afghan allies evacuated in the two weeks since the Taliban seized power in Kabul, boasting that “no nation has ever done anything like it in all of history.” The forever war is over, but the forever debate may be only beginning. “After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refused to send another generation …

Has the US conceded defeat in Afghanistan?
3 years, 3 months ago

Has the US conceded defeat in Afghanistan?

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden has strongly defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. An “extraordinary success” – that is what President Joe Biden called the end of the United States’ longest war. During an address to his nation, Biden defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan before all Americans were airlifted. Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Ben Hodges …

Analysis: Biden turns to nation building at home, but the political threats he left behind in Afghanistan could come back to haunt him
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: Biden turns to nation building at home, but the political threats he left behind in Afghanistan could come back to haunt him

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden may have ended the “forever war” but the dangerous loose ends he left behind in Afghanistan could still thwart his attempt to throw everything at his top priority domestic goals. “We’ve been a nation too long at war,” Biden said at the White House, in another national address attempting to reframe poor impressions of his …

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal

NPR  

5 Questions Now After President Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Biden issued a stern defense Tuesday of his decision to exit Afghanistan. "My fellow Americans, the war in Afghanistan is now over," Biden said from the White House. "I was not going to extend this forever war," Biden said, "and I was …

Biden, Ghani did not foresee Taliban takeover in their last call
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden, Ghani did not foresee Taliban takeover in their last call

Al Jazeera  

Before Afghan government collapsed on August 15, the US president pressed his Afghan counterpart to ‘change perception’. In the last call between US President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for …

Read the full transcript of Biden’s remarks on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan War
3 years, 3 months ago

Read the full transcript of Biden’s remarks on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan War

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But it did authorize the release of 5,000 prisoners last year, including some of …

Biden says chaotic Kabul withdrawal was a SUCCESS
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden says chaotic Kabul withdrawal was a SUCCESS

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the troop withdrawal from Kabul that left 13 US service members dead was an 'extraordinary success' and blamed Donald Trump and local soldiers for the mess in Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the US troop withdrawal from Kabul was an 'extraordinary success' and blamed Donald Trump and local …

America's longest war is over but Joe Biden's Afghanistan challenges have a long way to go
3 years, 3 months ago

America's longest war is over but Joe Biden's Afghanistan challenges have a long way to go

Firstpost  

The swift military evacuation now yields to a murkier diplomatic operation to press the Taliban to allow Americans and their allies to depart peacefully by other means Washington: With the final stream of US cargo planes soaring over the peaks of the Hindu Kush, President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise to end America’s longest war, one it could not …

Analysis: War is over but not Biden’s Afghanistan challenges
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: War is over but not Biden’s Afghanistan challenges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With the final stream of U.S. cargo planes soaring over the peaks of the Hindu Kush, President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise to end America’s longest war, one it could not win. But in his effort to end the war and reset U.S. priorities, Biden may have also undercut a central premise of his 2020 White House …

Want good relations with the US and world, say Taliban as America pulls out of Afghanistan after 20 years
3 years, 3 months ago

Want good relations with the US and world, say Taliban as America pulls out of Afghanistan after 20 years

India TV News  

The Taliban is celebrating its takeover of Afghanistan. Its top spokesman congratulated Afghan people on their victory, hours after the last US troops left the country following 20 years of military intervention. this victory belongs to us all," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said from the runway of Kabul airport. "While the U.S. government has withdrawn its personnel from Kabul, we …

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war
3 years, 3 months ago

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members, some barely older than the war. Hours ahead of …

Biden announces end of America’s 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden announces end of America’s 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden has announced the end of America’s 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan, hours after the United States withdrew all of its soldiers from the war-ravaged country. “Now, our 20-year military presence in Afghanistan has ended,” he said, thanking armed forces for their execution of the dangerous retrograde from Afghanistan as scheduled -- in the early hours of …

End of US mission in Kabul: America completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

End of US mission in Kabul: America completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan

India TV News  

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 US service members, some barely older than the war. Hours ahead of President Joe …

Biden Lays Out The Costs Of War To Defend His Decision To Leave Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden Lays Out The Costs Of War To Defend His Decision To Leave Afghanistan

NPR  

Biden Lays Out The Costs Of War To Defend His Decision To Leave Afghanistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Speaking one day after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, ending America's longest war, President Biden on Tuesday forcefully defended his decision to end the U.S. military involvement in the beleaguered country, calling it "the right decision, …

Biden speech transcript: US completes Afghanistan withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden speech transcript: US completes Afghanistan withdrawal

Al Jazeera  

‘I believe this is the right decision, a wise decision and the best decision for America,’ Biden said. Here is the full transcript of Biden’s remarks: “Last night in Kabul, the United States ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history. Bit it did authorise the release of 5,000 prisoners last year, including some of …

Biden defends Afghan withdrawal as ‘best decision’ for US: Live
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden defends Afghan withdrawal as ‘best decision’ for US: Live

Al Jazeera  

Biden says an open-ended mission in Afghanistan had ‘no clear purpose’ and choice was between leaving or escalating. 31 Aug 2021 - 19:45 GMT ‘Was not going to extend this forever war’: Biden US President Joe Biden said he was not going to extend the “forever war” in Afghanistan nor a “forever exit”. 31 Aug 2021 - 18:47 GMT ‘No …

Biden speech: President gives a defiant defense of the withdrawal from Afghanistan: ‘I was not extending a forever exit’
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden speech: President gives a defiant defense of the withdrawal from Afghanistan: ‘I was not extending a forever exit’

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden on Tuesday offered a vigorous defense of his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, defending the chaotic withdrawal from Kabul a day after the last American military planes left the country, marking the conclusion of the US’ longest war nearly 20 years after it began. Biden argued that the US “no longer had …

Defiant Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal as criticism mounts
3 years, 3 months ago

Defiant Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal as criticism mounts

Al Jazeera  

‘I was not going to extend this forever war,’ US President Joe Biden says as Republicans rebuke the troop withdrawal. Less than 24 hours after the last United States military flight left Kabul, President Joe Biden mounted a defiant defence of the withdrawal, saying it was “the right decision” to end the US’s 20-year military presence in Afghanistan. After a …

Biden says Afghanistan war ‘should have ended long ago’ as he defends withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden says Afghanistan war ‘should have ended long ago’ as he defends withdrawal

LA Times  

President Biden walks away after speaking about the end of the war in Afghanistan from the State Dining Room of the White House on Tuesday. President Biden on Tuesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, describing the frantic evacuation as an “extraordinary success” even though dozens of Americans and thousands of Afghan allies were left behind. The …

Americans back Afghanistan withdrawal, lament chaotic exit
3 years, 3 months ago

Americans back Afghanistan withdrawal, lament chaotic exit

Live Mint  

Daniella Garcia and Robert Montani both think it is past time for U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. Mr. Montani, 60, a retired financial adviser from Valley Forge who didn’t cast a vote for president in 2020, said Mr. Biden “hasn’t come out and explained or defended or taken responsibility for what appears to be a logistical disaster." I’m trying …

Biden: Another attack likely, pledges more strikes on IS
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden: Another attack likely, pledges more strikes on IS

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden vowed Saturday to keep up airstrikes against the Islamic extremist group whose suicide bombing at the Kabul airport killed scores of Afghans and 13 American service members. He warned another attack was “highly likely” and the State Department called the threat “specific” and “credible.” The Pentagon said the remaining contingent of U.S. forces at the …

Opinion: Why Biden’s views on the Afghan terror attack make no sense
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Why Biden’s views on the Afghan terror attack make no sense

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. CNN — President Joe Biden has instigated a crisis in Afghanistan that could leave American citizens, as well as many Afghans who helped the United States, trapped there – tarnishing the Biden administration and potentially recalling …

Biden pledges more strikes against extremists as U.S. warns of credible threat in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden pledges more strikes against extremists as U.S. warns of credible threat in Afghanistan

LA Times  

A U.S. Marine checks an Afghan woman as she goes through the evacuation control center Saturday at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport. He warned that another attack by the group was “highly likely,” and the State Department called the threat “specific” and “credible.” The Pentagon said the remaining contingent of U.S. forces at the airport, now numbering fewer than 4,000, …

Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge US deaths
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge US deaths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the day’s deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He promised to avenge the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack, declaring to the extremists responsible: “We will hunt you down and make you pay.” Speaking with …

Opinion: The GOP’s ludicrous call for Biden to resign
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: The GOP’s ludicrous call for Biden to resign

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. CNN — Just hours after the horrendous terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport …

Analysis: Biden in turmoil as blast in Kabul raises leadership questions
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: Biden in turmoil as blast in Kabul raises leadership questions

CNN  

CNN — America’s longest war is ending as it began, with the nation mourning the dead of a terrorist attack and an outraged President vowing to hunt down the culprits in Afghanistan. It also shone a harsh light on President Joe Biden’s decision-making and the chaotic nature of the US withdrawal that left American troops and civilians so vulnerable, in …

‘What’s your plan to ensure Taliban don’t acquire nuclear weapons from Pak?’: US lawmakers to Biden
3 years, 3 months ago

‘What’s your plan to ensure Taliban don’t acquire nuclear weapons from Pak?’: US lawmakers to Biden

Hindustan Times  

As the August 31 deadline for the United States and its allies to pull out its troops nears, there remains mounting tension regarding the nature of rule that Islamist militants Taliban would impose on Afghanistan. The lawmakers further noted that over the past few weeks, the world became a spectacle of Taliban’s sweeping control over Afghanistan with surprising speed — …

Biden Bidding Hasty Retreat or Biding Time? US Game Plan Will be Unveiled after August 31
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden Bidding Hasty Retreat or Biding Time? US Game Plan Will be Unveiled after August 31

News 18  

The irony of the August 31 deadline for completing the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan is that it was set not by the Taliban but by the US President Joe Biden. But once the US is out of Afghanistan, many options will open up on how to handle the threats that could emanate from the region, how to ensure …

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