AFGHANISTAN - Biden Proposes to Leave US Troops Behind

"Biden wants to leave some US troops in Afghanistan.  The Taliban isn’t happy" PBS NewsHour 6/25/2021

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SUMMARY:  Friday at the White House, President Joe Biden met with Afghanistan’s leaders, just weeks before the U.S. completes withdrawing almost all of its forces.  There was a lot on the agenda: finalizing plans on how many U.S. troops to keep in the country, how to continue training Afghan troops, and how to safely evacuate Afghans who worked for the U.S.  Nick Schifrin reports.

 

 

"The security and humanitarian issues at stake in Afghanistan, US-Mexico border" PBS NewsHour 6/25/2021

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SUMMARY:  Amna Nawaz joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Joe Biden's meeting Friday with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House, and Vice President Kamala Harris' first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.

 

 

"An Afghan official on the tough love from Biden during White House meeting" PBS NewsHour 6/25/2021

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SUMMARY:  Judy Woodruff speaks to the man at the center of negotiations for Afghanistan — both with the U.S. and the Taliban — Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation.