US air raid on Taliban base in Afghanistan… Taliban rebellion against extension of the withdrawal time limit (general)

Biden “It will be difficult to withdraw forces in May, the agreement itself with the Taliban is flexible”
Taliban’s “obvious violation of agreement” backlash… prospects for difficulties in Moscow talks

[아시아경제 이현우 기자] It was announced that US forces had raided the base of the Afghan militant Taliban, which was negotiating for peace. Along with this, US President Joe Biden said it would be difficult for the US troops stationed in Afghanistan to withdraw in May, and there are observations that the US military presence will be extended. As the Taliban protested against the violation of the peace agreement signed with the United States at the time of the previous Donald Trump administration, the trilateral peace negotiations between the United States, the Taliban, and the Afghan governments are expected to face further difficulties.

According to foreign media such as the Associated Press, US forces stationed in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) on the 17th (local time) tweeted, “For the past 48 hours, we raided the bases of the Taliban and fighters of the Taliban in Kandahar, Afghanistan.” The air strike was in response to a request from the Afghan government for the Taliban’s attack on the Afghan military base.”

On that day, President Biden also suggested the possibility of an extension of US troops in Afghanistan. President Biden said in an interview with the US ABC Broadcasting that it would be difficult to withdraw from Afghanistan on May 1. “We are negotiating with others.”

As a result, the Taliban side is largely opposed by analysis that the US troops stationed in Afghanistan were caught in the direction of the extension of the withdrawal. Taliban spokesman Kari Yusuf Ahmadi said at a press conference that “the US air strike is a clear violation of the agreement that cannot be justified in any way.” Should be kept,” he insisted.

Earlier in September of last year, the Trump administration, then the Afghan envoy Jalmay Haliljad, signed a ceasefire agreement with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, promising the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by May 1. However, observations were dominant that the Biden administration, whose diplomatic policy was to restore the Atlantic alliance, would postpone the deadline for the withdrawal of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and European allies, which were stationed in Afghanistan along with the US troops, opposing the withdrawal of US troops.

Afghan peace talks, scheduled to be held in Moscow, Russia on the 18th, are also expected to face difficulties. It was expected that the US, the Afghan government, the Taliban, Pakistan, China, and other parties to the Afghan peace issue would participate in the talks, leading to a breakthrough in peace negotiations.

Reporter Lee Hyun-woo [email protected]