{"id":116758,"date":"2021-08-24T13:02:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T17:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=116758"},"modified":"2021-08-24T13:04:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T17:04:40","slug":"biden-caves-to-taliban-will-stick-to-the-august-31-2021-troop-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=116758","title":{"rendered":"Biden caves to Taliban, will stick to the August 31, 2021, troop withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=116759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-116759 noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116759 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SC-Biden-with-turban-and-Harris-with-burqa-on-parody-of-Time-Magazine-250x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SC-Biden-with-turban-and-Harris-with-burqa-on-parody-of-Time-Magazine-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SC-Biden-with-turban-and-Harris-with-burqa-on-parody-of-Time-Magazine-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SC-Biden-with-turban-and-Harris-with-burqa-on-parody-of-Time-Magazine.jpg 657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was talk about the potential to continue evacuation operations beyond August 31, 2021. The Taliban warned that there would be &#8220;consequences&#8221; if the US military was not out by August 31, 2021. The Department of Defense looked to Joe Biden for the go-ahead to extend operations beyond that date. Joe Biden stayed firm with the August 31, 2021, pullout date.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From Fox News:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>President Biden has decided not to extend an Aug. 31 deadline to remove all American troops from Afghanistan, a U.S. official tells Fox News&#8217; Lucas Tomlinson.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes shortly after a Taliban spokesperson &#8212; following a meeting between leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and CIA Director William Burns in Kabul &#8212; said there will be &#8220;no extensions&#8221; to the Biden administration&#8217;s Aug. 31 date.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Dept. Press Secretary John Kirby said Tuesday that the White House is still &#8220;aiming toward the end of the month&#8221; for a complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon also said the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan will go to &#8220;zero&#8221; at the Aug. 31 deadline.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News has this story, and additional articles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/live-updates-taliban-gain-more-ground-in-afghanistan-as-they-close-in-on-kabul\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was talk about the potential to continue evacuation operations beyond August 31, 2021. 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