President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attacks that triggered America's longest war, US officials said on Tuesday.
Read more about Joe Biden set to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 on Business Standard. Biden s decision would miss a May 1 deadline for withdrawal agreed to with the Taliban by his predecessor Donald Trump
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attacks that triggered America s longest war, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
The disclosure of the plan came on the same day that the U.S. intelligence community released a gloomy outlook for Afghanistan, forecasting low chances of a peace deal this year and warning that its government would struggle to hold the Taliban insurgency at bay if the U.S.-led coalition withdraws support.
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(Photo : Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Sen. Martha McSally Campaigns With Ambassador Nikki Haley In Scottsdale, Arizona
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President Joe Biden decision, to be announced this week, came after his administration undertook a review of US options in Afghanistan in consultation with allies.