In this file photo, US Army Gen Mark Milley testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reuters/File
WASHINGTON: The top US general said on Wednesday that it was not possible to predict Afghanistan’s fate after the US troop withdrawal, warning of the “worst-case” outcome of a collapse of the government to the Taliban.
“Tough situation, no good answers to any of it,” Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley told the Sedona Forum when asked about the future of Afghanistan.
He said that the Pentagon would withdraw its last 2,500-plus forces by September under the decision announced two weeks ago by President Joe Biden, to end the two-decade US military involvement there.
Top US general: hard to predict Afghan fate after pullout
Published On 29 April,2021 06:55 am
Top US general said that it was not possible to predict Afghanistan s fate after US troop pullout.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The top US general said Wednesday that it was not possible to predict Afghanistan s fate after the US troop withdrawal, warning of the worst-case outcome of a collapse of the government to the Taliban. Tough situation, no good answers to any of it, Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley told the Sedona Forum when asked about the future of Afghanistan.
He said that the Pentagon would withdraw its last 2,500-plus forces by September under the decision announced two weeks ago by President Joe Biden, to end the two-decade US military involvement there.
Tough situation, no good answers to any of it, says Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley
AFP
April 28, 2021
NATO troops stand on guard in an fghan city. PHOTO: AFP
The top US general said Wednesday that it was not possible to predict Afghanistan s fate after the US troop withdrawal, warning of the worst-case outcome of a collapse of the government to the Taliban. Tough situation, no good answers to any of it, Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley told the Sedona Forum when asked about the future of Afghanistan.
He said that the Pentagon would withdraw its last 2,500-plus forces by September under the decision announced two weeks ago by President Joe Biden, to end the two-decade US military involvement there.
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