Salman Rafi Sheikh, Asia Times: One step closer to a Taliban walkover in Afghanistan
Latest US troop withdrawal vow raises fresh concerns of a bloody and destabilizing next chapter of the nation's 'endless war'
US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, regardless of whether a peace settlement has been achieved in the war-torn nation, opens the way for a Taliban takeover of Kabul and ouster of incumbent President Ashraf Ghani’s government.
Indeed, compromise was not in the air when the Islamic rebel group recently refused to participate in a US-backed, Turkey-sponsored peace conference, an attempt to revive the now-stalled talks in Doha, Qatar.
The Taliban instead put forward various conditions before it would attend any such conference, with an unconditional withdrawal of all foreign troops atop the list.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. military and intelligence community believe the Taliban will eventually be victorious in Afghanistan. Are they right? We shall see.
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