Biden 'ignored Joint Chiefs' requests to keep troops in Afghanistan': Retired general who ran operations against the Taliban says extremists are 'celebrating' withdrawal amid claims president overruled Pentagon top brass Joe Biden went against the advice and insistence of the Pentagon's top brass in announcing a total U.S. troops withdrawal from Afghanistan The president announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Mark Milley, reportedly gave an 'emotional' argument in March for Biden to leave U.S. troops there Retired Army Major General Mark Quantock, claims extremist groups, who celebrate 9/11, are lauding the move to withdrawal by the 20th anniversary