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> Trump had zero involvement in their withdrawal planning. Trump had a deal signed with the Taliban, in which a withdrawal of half the troops was already initi
by reducesuffering 5y ago
> Trump had zero involvement in their withdrawal planning.
Trump had a deal signed with the Taliban, in which a withdrawal of half the troops was already initiated, funding was cut, and 5k Taliban prisoners were released. Immediately after that deal, Taliban went on a huge offense and the end was set in motion.
Biden inherited a signed deal that had US completely withdrawn in May, and he even extended it to August.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha_Agreement_(2020) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha_Agreement_(2020)
- bArray 5y agoTrump signed the deal, but he didn't plan the withdrawal. In six months, the best they could come up with is handing over military equipment to the Taliban? > Biden inherited a signed deal that had US completely withdrawn in May, and he even extended it to August. We can't in good faith argue that Biden had no power to modify, extend or even cancel the agreement. He did so with many of Trump's previous commitments for example. In the Wikipedia article: > [..] a full withdrawal within 14 months if the Taliban keeps its commitments. And then later: > Despite the peace agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban, insurgent attacks against Afghan security forces were reported to have surged in the country. Biden had every possibility to cancel the agreement.