Joe Biden Scraps Afghan Peace Deal, NATO To Remain In Afghanistan

The Joe Biden administration has scrapped its predecessor's Afghan peace deal to pull all NATO forces out of Afghanistan. In January, the Pentagon had confirmed Trump’s order to cut off US troop numbers in Afghanistan to 2500 troops in total.

US President Joe Biden’s has scrapped the peace deal with Taliban initiated by the Trump administration to completely pullout foreign troops from Afghanistan by May 2021. The militant group assured not to allow the country to become a refuge for terrorists and also conduct intra-Afghan peace talks.

Reuters has reported, citing four senior NATO officials speaking on condition of anonymity.

"There will be no full withdrawal by allies by April-end," one of the officials said.

The Trump’s order to cut off US troop numbers in Afghanistan to 2500 troops in total was confirmed by the Pentagon in the Mid of January.

This decline came despite efforts by Congress to freeze the withdrawal until a report of assessing the impact of such pul...

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