How Soon Will US Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan?
30.10.2019
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The question of whether the United States should withdraw troops from Afghanistan is a complex and controversial issue in America itself. One should not exaggerate the significance of possible agreements with the Taliban. There are serious doubts that even if such agreements are reached, that they would be respected in earnest. The Taliban is a rather loose and poorly managed organisation. In fact, it’s a conglomerate of various kinds of armed groups, where decisions are made by field commanders, and not by “political superstructuresâ€. In addition, historically in Afghanistan, failing to comply with previously-concluded agreements has been generally accepted practice. There is another problem: competition between the Taliban and ISIS-Khorasan. If part of the Taliban reaches an agreement with the government in Kabul, a substantial proportion of the field commanders may join ISIS.
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