Politico columnist Alex Ward called the implementation of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan a failure, in addition, according to him, Washington underestimated the speed with which the Taliban were seizing Afghan territories.
The author of the article considers the decision to withdraw American troops from the republic to be correct. However, he called the fact that the Americans sent 3,000 troops to evacuate embassy staff as “a real disaster”. According to him, US special envoy Zalmay Khalizad “begs the Taliban not to attack the embassy in the event of the seizure of the capital”. The author emphasized that the US government did not expect the Taliban * to take over cities at such a rate.
The author noted that the final decision on the withdrawal of troops was made by President Joe Biden and the responsibility lies with him, despite the fact that the public formally approved the withdrawal of the American contingent before that.
Recently, the Taliban announced the capture of the second largest city in Afghanistan – Kandahar.
On May 1, the United States began to withdraw the military from Afghanistan, as provided for by the Doha agreement of February 2020 between the Taliban and the American side. Against this background, a confrontation flared up in the republic between the Taliban and government forces. The US plans to complete the military withdrawal by 9/11.
Earlier, Sputnik radio reported that the US was evacuating the embassy amid the Taliban’s approach to Kabul.
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