Comments by "David H" (@DavidHalko) on "What Is the Taliban’s New Afghanistan Like?" video.
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5:15 - “deal Trump made with Taliban”
You mischaracterized the cease fire /peace agreement between the US and Taliban. I don’t know if it’s due to ignorance or just have an axe to grind with the former U.S. Republican President.
All wars must come to an end with a political arrangement between the parties.
The Taliban ran Afghanistan before the invasion, they hosted & protected Al Qaida [who attacked the US repeatedly, during Clinton & Bush years.] The Taliban was at war with the US during the Obama & Trump years.
The Taliban agreed during the Trump years that they would not host/protect terrorist organizations belligerent to the U.S. & would cease attacks against the U.S.
In cooperation with The Taliban meeting certain hard metrics, the US would not attack the Taliban & withdraw soldiers from Afghanistan. This was a reasonable agreement.
During the Biden years, he decided to ignore the part of the agreement where the Taliban was obligated to meet their metrics, and decided to cut & run… even though The Taliban held up their end of the agreement to not attack the U.S. & not willingly host terrorist organizations hostile to the U.S.
Why Democrat Biden cut & run, not holding the Taliban to the rest of the signed agreement, when the son of the Afghan President was a Democrat community organizer for Candidate Biden, is puzzling to me.
Biden did not force the Taliban to uphold their agreement, so it should be no surprise the Taliban are not holding up any other international norms. Biden cleared the road for which the Taliban would continue to travel during his Administration.
If you are going to tell the story, you should tell a more complete story, with all it’s odd twists & turns.
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