agreed with the taliban that all us forces would withdraw by may 2021. but mr speaker, that agreement was made in february 2020. 18 months ago. we ve had 18 months to prepare and plan for the consequences of what followed. to plan and to prepare for the resettlement of refugees, of those that have supported us, for supporting the afghan government in managing withdraw, for securing international and regional pressure on the taliban and support for the afghan government. the very problems we are confronting today in this debate, were all known problems of the last 18 months and there has been a failure of preparation. the former prime minister theresa may reflected on the long term implications of the western worlds withdrawl of afghanistan. it must also be of key concern
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): Al-Qaeda's bond with Taliban is "now much deeper" than the world thinks as the former's terrorists are given sanctuary by the Taliban in exchange for expertise in fund-raising and bomb-making, a senior Afghan intelligence official said.
April 26, 2021
Gen. Austin Scott Miller made the announcement Sunday, marking the beginning of the end of the nearly 20-year war.
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The U.S. Army has begun pulling troops out of Afghanistan.
Gen. Austin Scott Miller made the announcement Sunday, marking the beginning of the end of the nearly 20-year war.
Miller said while the official date is May 1, the military is already taking action at a local level.
Earlier this month, President Biden announced all U.S. forces would be out of Afghanistan by September 11, which is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Some are concerned the move could cause Afghanistan s government to collapse and the Taliban to return to power.