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Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown, says US envoy to Afghanistan


Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown, says US envoy to Afghanistan
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In this May 5, 2020, file photo, graffiti depicts Washington s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Rahmat Gul/AP)
WASHINGTON Predictions that the Taliban will quickly overrun Afghan government forces and conquer Kabul once U.S. and coalition forces have fully withdrawn are unduly pessimistic, Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan said Tuesday.
“I personally believe that the statements that their forces will disintegrate and the Talibs will take over in short order are mistaken,” Zalmay Khalilzad told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, whose members expressed deep worry that President Joe Biden’s decision to fully withdraw by September will lead to chaos and intensified civil war. ....

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Top US general in the Mideast to recommend post-withdrawal plan for Afghanistan


Top US general in the Mideast to recommend post-withdrawal plan for Afghanistan
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Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon on April 22, 2021. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT The top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Wednesday he will make recommendations to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in early June on how to monitor and fight terrorist groups in Afghanistan from beyond its borders after all American forces withdraw.
Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, said negotiations with Afghanistan’s neighbors for overflight rights and troop basing are “moving forward” but will take time. As a result, he said, the way the United States keeps an eye on the terrorist threat and aids the Afghan military will evolve as agreements are reached or security conditions on the ground change. ....

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