On Wednesday, President Joe Biden told the US broadcaster ABC that it would be “tough” to withdraw the remaining 2,500 American troops from Afghanistan by May. “I am in the process of making that decision now as to when they will leave,” Biden said. Former US President Donald Trump cut troop numbers to the 2,500 in the country now during his final days in office. That’s one of the issues we’re talking about now, in terms of Afghanistan,” said Biden, who demanded a review of the previous deal after taking office. The pull out occurred despite a jump in violence in Afghanistan, which has been mostly blamed on the Taliban.

Source: Egypt Independent March 17, 2021 21:22 UTC