We re now down to 2,500 American troops, very small number, said Starvridis. I think it continues to be an opportunity to put pressure on the Taliban, get a political settlement, and I m concerned that pulling them out will cause a collapse in the Afghan security forces.
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Joe Biden decided to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, after two decades of U.S. military intervention in the country. The Trump administration originally pledged to be out of the war-torn country by May 1st, but Biden pushed the date back.
Former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice reportedly said they re worried about Biden s withdrawal plan. Rice even went as far as to suggest the U.S. may have to return at some point in the future. Stavridis agreed with Rice during a Friday evening interview on CNBC s The News with Shepard Smith.
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