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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Biden says he stands ‘squarely behind’ Afghanistan decision
The president calls the anguish of trapped Afghan civilians ‘gut-wrenching’ and concedes that the Taliban achieved a much faster takeover of the country than his administration expected.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
U.S. vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
A U.S. peace envoy has brought a warning to the Taliban that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2021
Taliban kill Afghan media chief in Kabul, take southern city
The militant group has been surging for months in the country, taking swaths of land as U.S. and NATO forces complete their final pullout by the end of the month.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31
Biden also amplified the justification of his decision to end U.S. military operations even as the Taliban make rapid advances in significant swaths of the country.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Biden vows to evacuate thousands of Afghans who helped U.S.
The administration has begun to identify a group of interpreters to be relocated before the military completes its drawdown by September.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Pentagon officials offer Congress few answers on Afghanistan pullout
Members of the House Armed Services Committee express frustration as they seek details on how the U.S. will keep the terrorist threat from re-emerging there.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops from Afghanistan revive extremist threat?
Analysis: The president is taking a calculated risk that extremists in Afghanistan can be countered by U.S. and partner forces elsewhere in the region.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
After 20 years in Afghanistan, U.S. troops coming home, Biden says
The president's decision also means the end of a long mission for NATO and other allied forces that entered the fight at the request of the United States.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
U.S. to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11
The date is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Jared Golden backs Trump bid to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan
Maine's 2nd Congressional District representative, a combat veteran, said it's "time to bring our armed forces home."
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