What is in the US agreement with the Taliban to withdraw from Afghanistan?
After the withdrawal of international forces, the Taliban occupied Afghanistan and took control of all the towns. Why did the US agree to leave after twenty years of fighting?
NATO expelled the Taliban from Kabul after the 9/11 events in 2001.
But twenty years later, the Taliban, an Islamist extremist organization, has re-entered the Afghan capital. They take selfies at the Chancellery. They have brought the country under their control.
This situation was not caused by a terrible military defeat, but by a peace deal.
Why did the US make a deal with the Taliban?
The day after the fall of the Twin Towers, then-US President George W. Bush made a promise: "This war is short-lived, but no doubt, we will win."
But the reality is that the United States has never been able to defeat the Taliban militarily.
The Taliban, who had given refuge to al-Qaeda, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, were expelled by NATO intervention but re-integrated after many years of service.
By 2004, they were attacking Western armies and the then-Afghan government. Incumbent President Barack Obama augmented the military in 2009 as attacks escalated. The total number of Orthodox troops in Afghanistan rose to 140,000.
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Thus the Taliban retreated but it lasted only a short time.
It became America's longest war. At a cost of $ 978 billion and the loss of 2,300 lives, American citizens have called for it to be abandoned.
Soldier casualties have dropped since US forces announced they would only do training and support. "More than 45,000 Afghan soldiers have died in the last five years," Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in 2019.
In this context, President Donald Trump, who came after Obama, negotiated with the Taliban and signed the agreement in 2020. It was also happily mentioned in that year's presidential election. "We are almost out of Afghanistan. We have been there for 19 years.
What was mentioned in the contract?
The United States will withdraw all forces from Afghanistan, and the Taliban will ensure that al-Qaeda and other extremist organizations do not operate in areas under their control. The Taliban will release 1,000 Afghan soldiers and the government will release 5,000 Taliban prisoners. Barriers against this system will be removed. This agreement is only between the Taliban and the United States. The Taliban were then told to talk to the Afghan government and decide who would rule the country. Three lakh Afghan soldiers trained at a cost of Rs 88.32 billion will defend the country.
Did both sides keep their promises?
As the Trump-led government came to power, US forces began to withdraw. Taliban talks with the Afghan government took place in September, but no results were reached. Taliban opponents have insisted that the deal does not lie, despite the setbacks.
"This is not Vietnam, nor is the government breaking down," the Afghan president told the BBC in February.
"Looks like a good result"
Incumbent President Joe Biden continued to implement his deal despite conflicts with Trump on all matters. "It is not possible to send another generation of Americans to Afghanistan and wage war in anticipation of another solution. It is not possible for the Taliban to overthrow everyone and control the country," he said.
He seems to be adamant in his decision even after recent events.
Taliban leader Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai made the announcement last September while sitting in a star hotel after signing a deal with one of the world's most powerful armies. To many, that seems to be the case.