Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

The withdrawal extends the US troop presence past a May 1 deadline set by the Trump administration in an agreement with the Taliban, but only by a matter of months.

Biden has been weighing the decision for months with his advisers and signaled he did not believe US troops should remain in the country long past the deadline.

Officials were expected to explain the decision further later on Tuesday.

US officials say there are about 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. In addition, it’s not immediately clear what will happen to several hundred US special operations forces there that often work for the…

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