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He described the situation in Afghanistan as a period of great flux. There is "great concern about what is going to happen to the future of Afghanistan", Maj Gen Fraser said. "The Taliban’s intent is well understood. They want to overthrow the Afghan government and bring it back to pre-2001. "The Afghan government has been asleep at the switch because they haven’t really been pushing for a peaceful reconciliation with the moderate side of the Taliban.” He said Mr Biden “is trying to force the hand of the Afghan government”, but doing so carries “a huge political risk".

Apr 16, 2021 BRUSSELS (AP) — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida could never again threaten the United States. Now it’s about over. With bin Laden long since dead and the United States not suffering another major attack, President Joe Biden is promising to end America’s longest war and move on to what he believes are bigger, more consequential challenges posed by a resurgent Russia and a rising China. Even so, by withdrawing the remaining few tho...

Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops out of Afghanistan revive extremist threat? 3 hours ago The dust kicks up as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to land in order to extract Afghan National Army and U.S. soldiers following an advise-and-assist mission Sept. 17, 2019, in southeastern Afghanistan. (Master Sgt. Alejandro Licea/Army) BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida could never again threaten the United States. Now it’s about o...

Robert Burns An Afghan nomad, called Kuchi, shepherd leads his sheep on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) April 14, 2021 - 9:06 PM BRUSSELS - At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9-11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and its weak army so that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida could never again threaten the United States. Now it's about over. With bin Laden long since dead and the United States not suffering another major attack, President Joe Biden is promising to end Ameri...

Analysis: Biden takes a risk pulling troops from Afghanistan ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer April 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019, file photo armed soldiers stand guard in the motorcade for President Donald Trump speaks during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Orderly withdrawals take time, and Biden is running out of it.Alex Bra...