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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome retired General on Deadline WhiteHouse said Trump made a deal with the Taliban...
...to withdraw all the troops if they promised to give them a clear way out?
And that Biden was operating under the same deal?
But, it appears, the Taliban cannot be trusted?
Anybody else hear that interview?
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Some retired General on Deadline WhiteHouse said Trump made a deal with the Taliban... (Original Post)
kentuck
Aug 2021
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drray23
(7,627 posts)1. well yes it was well documented at the time.
it was reported that the US had been negotiating with the talibans to get out of Afghanistan by certain date in return for them not attacking.
Make7
(8,543 posts)3. Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war (Feb 2020)
The US and Nato allies have agreed to withdraw all troops within 14 months if the militants uphold the deal.
President Trump said it had been a "long and hard journey" in Afghanistan. "It's time after all these years to bring our people back home," he said.
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Under the agreement, the militants also agreed not to allow al-Qaeda or any other extremist group to operate in the areas they control.
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"I really believe the Taliban wants to do something to show we're not all wasting time," Mr Trump added. "If bad things happen, we'll go back with a force like no-one's ever seen."
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51689443
President Trump said it had been a "long and hard journey" in Afghanistan. "It's time after all these years to bring our people back home," he said.
...
Under the agreement, the militants also agreed not to allow al-Qaeda or any other extremist group to operate in the areas they control.
...
"I really believe the Taliban wants to do something to show we're not all wasting time," Mr Trump added. "If bad things happen, we'll go back with a force like no-one's ever seen."
...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51689443
Turbineguy
(37,322 posts)4. Trump handled this one with his
usual skill.
kskiska
(27,045 posts)5. He proposed inviting the Taliban to Camp David.
CatWoman
(79,296 posts)6. and had to be ridiculed into rescinding the invite