Joe Biden to delay the deadline of deploying the US troops from Afghanistan.
One of the earliest executive orders by the President includes the withdrawal of thousands of American troops stationed in Afghanistan which would result in ending the war in that region.
Earlier it was stated that all the troops will be deployed from Afghanistan by May 1st but the President during his latest press conference said that the deadline seems unlikely.
White House Press Sec., Jen Psaki in a press conference said that Biden has “consistently over the course of the last decade spoke about his concerns about the war, and has consistently, even when he was vice president, so that should hopefully give people confidence about his commitment.” However, she did not give out the exact new deadline.
The statement came after the activist and progressive lawmakers worry that if the deadline of deployment of troops keeps on extending, it may result in a failure. While there are some who argue that the country would spiral out of control if the troops are withdrawn at such a pace, instead they could stay there a couple of months as it could pressure the Taliban to cut a deal with pro-American Afghans.
President’s advisor believes that he should not feel burdened by the agreement signed during Trump’s presidency with the Taliban, which establishes 1st May as the date of withdrawal in exchange for which the latter will put a pause on offensives against America.
When serving as vice president under Obama, Biden did agree to send more troops to Afghan and now he has criticized the White House’s plan to stay involved in Afghanistan.
Before Biden, two of the US President, Barack Obama and Donald Trump were against the war going on for the past two decades, making it the longest ever war in American history. They both ended their term without bringing an end to it.
Psaki didn’t give any hint about the extension of the deadline and it is yet to know that if that decision will be approved by the Taliban and they will continue to halt their attacks targeting the Americans.
