Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan
between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States
as a state and is known as the Taliban and the United States of America
February 29, 2020

[….]

The United States is committed to withdraw from Afghanistan all military forces of the United States, its allies, and Coalition partners, including all non-diplomatic civilian personnel, private security contractors, trainers, advisors, and supporting services personnel within fourteen (14) months following announcement of this agreement, and will take the following measures in this regard…

[….]

With the start of intra-Afghan negotiations, the United States will initiate an administrative review of current U.S. sanctions and the rewards list against members of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban with the goal of removing these sanctions by August 27, 2020…

[….]

With the start of intra-Afghan negotiations, the United States will start diplomatic engagement with other members of the United Nations Security Council and Afghanistan to remove members of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban from the sanctions list with the aim of achieving this objective by May 29, 2020…

[….]

Signed in Doha, Qatar on February 29, 2020…

Remind us. Who was president and who was running the Department of State in 2020?

This afternoon:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
One month ago, Biden declared that the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan was not inevitable and that the Afghan government would not collapse.

Today, he could not be more wrong as the Taliban has overtaken the country and President Ghani has fled Afghanistan.

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1:01 PM · Aug 15, 2021

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
[….]
With this latest act of incompetence, the Biden administration’s track record of repeated negligence has resulted in crises at our border, in our communities, and now overseas in the Middle East.

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
[….]
In Afghanistan, gone and lost are decades of progress for women, who will now see their advances crushed under Sharia Law.

I pray for them on this somber day and condemn our current administration for their bungled and failed withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Some of the responses:

Actually, the former guy, who you supported, wanted us out earlier.

In the meantime, what should Biden have done?

I missed your call for sending more troops. Did you?

Do you have the reaction with Trump inviting the same Taliban to Camp David? How about Pompeo just 10 months ago in face to face meeting with the man who is being called new Taliban President?

This isn’t Biden’s fault. It’s a losing game. What are we to do?

So you must have been furious when Trump invited the Taliban to Camp David.

1) Afghanistan is not “the Middle East”. 2) Biden inherited this 20 years war. US had already drawn down troops when he took office. Did you criticize Trump for that?

“…In Afghanistan, gone and lost are decades of progress for women, who will now see their advances crushed under Sharia Law.”

Does anyone want to tell her?

Previously:

May 1, 2021 (August 15, 2021)

August 15, 2021 (August 15, 2021)