In comments at the White House on Thursday, President Trump finally
addressed weeks of reports of peace negotiation in Afghanistan, saying
that if a peace deal is reached, he is willing to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan.
That’s a huge deal, and not just because the US has been occupying
Afghanistan since 2001. These comments came the same day that the Senate passed a non-binding resolution expressing opposition to leaving Afghanistan.
Indications are that a peace deal with the Taliban to cap off over 17
years of war is a very real possibility. The Taliban’s main demand is
for all foreign troops to leave Afghanistan, and would guarantee no ISIS
or al-Qaeda bases are allowed in Afghanistan.
While other officials have said a lot of other issues need to be sorted
out for a final deal to be reached, those are already the broad strokes
of a pact, and a reason to be optimistic that a negotiated settlement
could happen.
Trump Will Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan If Peace Deal Is Reached
Over 17 years into the Afghan War, Trump open to an end
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