FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020 file photo, U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader sign a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar.
* The Taliban expects Joe Biden to abide by Trump's deal made in February to pull American troops out of Afghanistan by May 2021
* 'We signed the agreement with the American government, not a person,' Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Taliban, said
* In the deal the Taliban agreed to counterterrorism guarantees and to negotiate a permanent ceasefire and a power-sharing formula with Afghan government
* Since the signing of the deal on February 29, the US military has shut several bases and pulled out thousands of troops as agreed
* There are ongoing peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government in Doha, Qatar but there has been little progress
* Despite the peace talks, violence on the ground has only surged, with the Taliban stepping up daily attacks targeting Afghan security forces
The Taliban expects president-elect Joe Biden to abide by the deal signed with his predecessor Donald Trump to remove American troops from Afghanistan.
In February Trump's administration signed a deal with the Taliban to take American troops out of Afghanistan by May 2021 in exchange for several security guarantees and a commitment from the insurgents to stop trans-national jihadist groups such as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State from operating in the country.
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We signed the agreement with the American government, not a person,' Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Taliban, told AFP.
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Update #1: Taliban call on Biden to stick to U.S. troop withdrawal deal (Reuters)
WNU Editor: President Trump's push to get US forces out of Afghanistan came over the objections of many in the Kabul government and in Washington. And now he will be gone in 10 weeks. The Biden message is that a number of US forces will remain, which I predict will be a deal breaker for the Taliban.
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If the current Afghan government takes EFFECTIVE measures to reduce corruption by a lifestyle change with jail sentences for corruption, I am willing to keep a troop contingent in the country in a training and air support mode.
Business as usual is unacceptable and we continue to pull out.
Biden would own the war casualties as much as anyone, who is a doddering fool could.
As has been posted before, We are not only fighting the Taliban, but Pakistan. Assholes in Washington DC won't go so far as to put the sanction on the Pakistan political establishment like they did on the Russian political establishment.
Pakistan played hardball on us. Pakistan, our ally, cut our MSR.
Why should we be in Afghanistan, when we won't take on the backer of the Taliban. That would be Pakistan.
Pakistan stops NATO supplies after deadly raid
NOVEMBER 25, 2011
Pakistan Cuts NATO Supply Route Again, Citing Security Concerns>
July 26, 2012
"The new closure is a response to the Jamrud attack on Tuesday, in which unknown gunmen attacked a convoy of NATO supply trucks heading to occupied Afghanistan, killing a driver."
On a side note please note that Jason (appropriately named) Ditz, calls Afghanistan as "occupied Afghanistan."
It is typical of liberals, leftists, and other bedwetters to say wherever we have a base, that we occupy in the pejorative sense that country.
"Germany Still Occupied By US After 58 Years. By Christopher Bollyn 9-11-4"
"The Allied occupation of Germany began 58 years ago this month and in the eyes of many Germans has not yet ended. Foreign armies are still based on German soil and Europe’s largest and most prosperous “democracy” still lacks a constitution and a peace treaty putting a formal end to the Second World War."
The original article is by Rense.com. I have heard or read many liberals make this argument about Germany being occupied. It was a go to argument during the Cold War when the Russians wanted the Pershing missiles out and wanted the US out of Germany.
"U.S. officials have previously said that the United States pays Pakistan between $1,500 to $1,800 for each truck that travels between the port in Karachi and Afghanistan. In 2012, when there were far more NATO forces in Afghanistan, that totaled about $1 million per day."
Pakistan is an "I FUCK you in the ASS!" ally.
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