97,000 u.s. troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. ten years later, when ambassador calazaid signed the doha agreement, the united states had 12,600 troops with 8,000 nato and 10,500 contractors in afghanistan. this has been a ten-year multi-administration drawdown, not a 19-month retrograde or a 17-day noncombatant operation. under the doha agreement, the united states will begin to withdraw its forces contingent upon the taliban meeting certain conditions, which would lead to a political agreement between the taliban and the government of afghanistan. there were seven conditions applicable to the taliban and eight to the united states. while the taliban did not attack the united states forces, which was one of the conditions, it failed to fully honor any other
at our peak in 2011, we had 97,000 u.s. troops alongside 41,000 nato troops in afghanistan. 10 years later when the ambassador signed the doha agreement on 29, february, 22020. we had drawn down. this has been a 10-year multi-administration drawdown, not a 19 month retrograde or 17-day none combatant evacuation. the doha agreement the u.s. with withdraw its forces with the taliban meeting certain conditions. there were seven conditions applicable to the taliban and eight for the united states. while the taliban did not attack the united states forces, which was one of the
multi-administration drawdown. not a 19-month or 19-day ne-yo. under the doha agreement, the u.s. would begin to withdraw its forces, contingent upon the taliban meeting certain conditions, which would lead to a political agreement between the taliban and the government of afghanistan. there were seven conditions applicable to the taliban and eight conditions applicable to the united states. while the taliban did not attack u.s. forces, which was one of the conditions, it failed to fully honor any, any other condition under the doha agreement. and perhaps most importantly, for u.s. national security, the taliban has never renounced al qaeda or broke its affiliation with them. we, the united states, adhered to every condition. in the fall of 2020, my analysis
multi-administration drawdown, not a 19-month or 19-day one. under the doha agreement, the u.s. would begin to withdraw forces contingent upon taliban meeting certain conditions, which would lead to a political agreement between the taliban and the government of afghanistan. there were seven conditions applicable to the taliban and eight conditions applicable to the united states. while the taliban did not attack u.s. forces, which was one of the conditions, it failed to fully honor any other condition under the doha agreement. perhaps most importantly for u.s. national security, the taliban has snnever reannounced al qaeda or broke its affiliation with them. we the united states adhered to every condition. in the fall of 2020, my analysis was that an accelerated
this has been a 10-year multi-administration drawdown, not a 19-month or 19-day. under the agreement the u.s. with begin to withdraw its forces contingent upon taliban meeting certain conditions, which would lead to a political agreement between the taliban and the government of afghanistan. there were seven conditions applicable to the taliban and eight conditions applicable to the united states. while the taliban did not attack u.s. forces, which was one of the conditions, it failed to fully honor any -- any other condition under the dohar agreement and perhaps most importantly for u.s. national security the taliban has never renounced al qaeda or broke its affiliation with them. we the united states adhered to every condition.