The longest war led by the United States could end in September. According to a Biden administration official, the president decided that US troops would stay in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline set by a prior agreement with the Taliban, but would leave “Without conditions” by the symbolic date of September 11, the twentieth anniversary of the 2001 attacks in the United States, which had provoked the American intervention. “We have told the Taliban, without any ambiguity, that we will respond forcefully to any attack on American soldiers while we make an orderly and safe withdrawal,” warned the manager. The Taliban have indeed threatened to attack American and NATO troops if they have not left Afghan territory by the May deadline.
Stalling talks
The United States intervened in Afghanistan in the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the P…
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