Biden Pressured by Trump’s Afghan Deal as May 1 Decision Looms

Afghan vet says April is logistical deadline to start pullout
Biden is ‘in a bind’ over withdrawing or shoring up Ghani

Joe Biden
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By Peter Martin and Eltaf Najafizada

March 9, 2021 at 5:42 PM UTC

Updated on

March 9, 2021 at 8:00 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden is under pressure to decide whether to abide by an Afghanistan peace deal reached in Donald Trump’s final year aimed at bringing the 2,500 troops left in the country home after almost two decades of war.

The challenge is pulling it off without leaving the Taliban poised to retake power.