Arshad Mehmood
US faces May 1 deadline for troop withdrawal, with no easy option in sight
[Islamabad] One year after the signing of the February 29, 2020 US-Taliban provisional peace agreement, the Afghan group called for the withdrawal of all foreign troops by a May 1 deadline.
Any attempt to renegotiate the accord will result in the failure of peace efforts, the Taliban warned in a statement released to the press.
“We have delivered on our commitments; we did not allow anyone to use Afghanistan’s soil to threaten the security of the US, its citizens and allies,” the Islamist movement said on Sunday.