Biden says 'hard' to meet May 1 on Afghanistan

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WASHINGTON, 26 March 2021, (TON): US President Joe Biden on Thursday said it will be difficult to comply with the May 1 time constraint to pull out US troops from Afghanistan according to the arrangement made during the Donald Trump organization.

Speaking at his first press conference since taking office, Biden said that, "It is going to be hard to meet the May 1 deadline. In terms of tactical reason, it is hard to get those troops out. We have been meeting with our allies, those who also have troops in Afghanistan. If we leave we will do it in a safe and orderly way. We are in consultations with our allies and partners on how to proceed."

"It is not my intention to stay there for a long time. But the question is how and under what circumstances do we meet that agreement that was made by (former) President Trump," Biden said when asked about the exit of US troops from Afghanistan.

Lastly, Biden said, "We (US) will leave (Afghanistan), the question is when we will leave.

"Since coming to power the Biden administration has made it clear that it is not willing to let the Taliban have its way as the price for ending the war in Afghanistan amid reports of al Qaeda gaining strength in the country.

On February 29, 2020, the US and the Taliban development marked a harmony bargain in Doha, Qatar, specifying a progressive withdrawal of US troops just as the start of intra-Afghan dealings and prisoner exchanges.

The discussions were postponed on different occasions until the Afghan government and the Taliban figured out how to concur on the prisoner exchange measure.

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