Biden faces Trump's deadline on Afghanistan

Biden faces Trump's deadline on Afghanistan troop withdrawal: 'Any way you cut it, we are headed for a messy outcome'

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is under mounting pressure as he weighs whether to fully withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1, a deadline negotiated by the Trump administration.
"Any way you cut it, we are headed for a messy outcome," Andrew Bacevich, president of the Quincy Institute, which advocates for military restraint, said on a recent call with reporters.

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Who Ordered the Withdrawal From Afghanistan and When Did Most U.S. Troops Leave?
Trump signed a peace agreement with the Taliban in 2020, by which all American troops would leave the country by May 2021

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