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The US has started withdrawal of its Army from Afghanistan and at the same time, the Taliban have begun their lightning offensive activities across the surrounding and neighbouring regions. This changing dynamics is forcing the Taliban to draw their attention towards India through Pakistan’s ISI.
While the Taliban do not have any extrinsic expressions about India, intrinsically Pakistan tries to promote anti-India elements within the Taliban. Many Taliban members in person express their hatred of Pakistan and show their frustration because they have to depend on Pakistan for their war effort. But certain elements within the Taliban such as the Haqqani Network are very closely linked with the ISI and are very anti-India. The Haqqani Network is the segment of the Taliban that Pakistan has used time after time to attack Indian Embassy in Afghanistan.
15 Apr 2021 - 16:20
KABUL (Pajhwok): A NATO ministerial meeting on Wednesday said withdrawing troops “does not mean ending our relationship with Afghanistan rather, this will be the start of a new chapter”.
A statement issued after the North Atlantic Council ministerial meeting said there was no military solution to the challenges Afghanistan faced
“Allies have determined that we will start the withdrawal of Resolute Support Mission forces by May 1. This drawdown will be orderly, coordinated, and deliberate.”
The statement adds: “We plan to have the withdrawal of all US and Resolute Support Mission forces completed within a few months. Any Taliban attacks on allied troops during this withdrawal will be met with a forceful response.”
CNN reporter in Kabul reacts to Biden’s announcement on US troop withdrawal
Analysis from CNN s Nick Paton Walsh in Kabul, Afghanistan
CNN s Nick Paton Walsh has been on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan, reporting on events in the country ahead of President Biden s announcement to formally withdraw US troops by Sept. 11.
Here are his three takeaways from Biden s
Biden s decision is the product of decades of wrestling with the intractable problem of building Afghanistan back up. He personally feels the sacrifice of the 1% of Americans he reminded us serve in the military – of lives and years lost here in this war. It was a courageous decision, and a decision with no perfect outcome, but one he had accepted and had the responsibility to make. It likely won’t all go well, but it is the one thing the US has not tried here, and the reasons for staying – well, he admitted they were not good enough.
Here s a look at how US troop levels in Afghanistan have changed since 2001
From CNN s Christopher Hickey
President Biden formally announced his decision today to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before Sept. 11.
When Biden took office in January, about 2,500 troops were stationed in Afghanistan, the lowest level since the beginning of the war nearly 20 years ago in 2001.
The US troop presence was at its highest throughout 2010 and 2011 after former President Barack Obama sent an additional 47,000 troops as part of his surge strategy in 2009.
Here s a look at the number of US troops in Afghanistan by president:
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NATO confirms withdrawal of troops starting May 1