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Biden's choices in Afghanistan boil down to this: withdraw all troops by May, and risk a resurgence of extremist dangers, or stay in the hope of peace.

After years fighting them, Milley talks peace with Taliban FILE - In this May 15, 2020 file photo, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley speaks during the presentation of the Space Force Flag in the Oval Office of the White House with President Donald Trump, in Washington. (Source: AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) By Associated Press | December 17, 2020 at 6:04 AM CST - Updated December 17 at 12:18 PM KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In his three combat tours in Afghanistan, Gen. Mark Milley saw the Taliban as a formidable foe, one unlikely to “fade away in the dust,” as he put it in 2013....

U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer Published: December 17, 2020, 8:48am Share: 4 Photos Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, talks with Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 at Miller's military headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. The top U.S. military officer has held an unannounced meeting with Taliban peace negotiators to push for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Robert Burns) Photo Ga...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to urge a reduction in violence across Afghanistan, even as senior American officials in Kabul warned that stepped-up Taliban attacks endanger the militant group's nascent peace negotiations with the Afghan government. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met for about two hours with Taliban negotiators in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday and flew Wednesday to Kabul to discuss the peace process with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Although Milley reporte...

America's top general holds unannounced peace talks with Taliban leaders amid surge in violence as U.S. draws down troops Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met for about two hours with Taliban negotiators in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday  It was Milley's second unannounced meeting with the Taliban's negotiating team; the first, in June, also in Doha, had not been reported until now  Senior American officials in Kabul warned that stepped-up Taliban attacks endanger the militant group's nascent peace negotiations The Taliban have stepped up attacks on Afghan forces, p...