1206: The Taliban waits to celebrate Biden's exit. @thomasjoscelyn, @billroggio, @FDD
Image: A postcard showing the city of Erbil in 1900 Tom Joscelyn, @thomasjoscelyn, Long War Journal and @FDD; and Bill Roggio, @billroggio, Long War Journal and @FDD; podcast: Generation Jihad, @LongWarJournal; in re: NATO has urged Taliban and Kabul govt to hasten their negotiations. First: these are notpeace talks. Taliban are trying to run out the clock. Goal is to have he US withdraw by 1 May, so it has weeks to solve this. Taliban have been very clear in public statements as well as kinetic attacks against the US. What's the purpose of he US maintaining a small force in Afghanistan when [it can't protect Afghans]? As soon as the US leaves, Taliban will take over huge swaths of the country. There’s no peace process; Taliban have been hollowing out civil society and are preparing for a takeover. Rocket attack on Erbil. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taliban-call-on-biden-to-honor-trump-deal-to-remove-u-s-troops/ar-BB1cRmVs