BBCNEWS BBC News August 16, 2021 20:05:00
President trump negotiated with the taliban. under his agreement, us forces would be out of afghanistan by may one, 2021. just a little over three months after i took office. us forces had already drawn down during the trump administration from roughly 15,500 american forces to 2500 troops. the taliban was at its strongest militarily since 2001. the choice i had to make as your president was either to follow through on that agreement or be prepared to go back to fighting the taliban in the middle of the spring fighting season. there would have been no ceasefire after may one. no agreement prot...