A report on Presidency of Donald Trump, Donald Trump and Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)
Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021.
- Presidency of Donald TrumpIn February 2020, the Trump administration and the Taliban, without the participation of the then Afghan government, signed the US–Taliban deal in Doha, Qatar, which stipulated fighting restrictions for both the US and the Taliban, and provided for the withdrawal of all NATO forces from Afghanistan in return for the Taliban's counter-terrorism commitments.
- Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics.
- Donald TrumpHis administration also made a conditional deal with the Taliban to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021.
- Presidency of Donald TrumpUnder President Donald Trump, the US strategy in Afghanistan was described in April 2017 as "an increase in special operations forces to train, advise and assist Afghan forces; a more robust plan to go after elements in Pakistan that aid the Taliban; the deployment of more air power and artillery; and a political commitment to the survival of the current government in Kabul".
- Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)In February 2020, the Trump administration signed a conditional peace agreement with the Taliban, which called for the withdrawal of foreign troops in 14 months "contingent on a guarantee from the Taliban that Afghan soil will not be used by terrorists with aims to attack the United States or its allies" and for the U.S. to seek the release of 5,000 Taliban imprisoned by the Afghan government.
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Joe Biden
1 linksAmerican politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States.
American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States.
Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris defeated incumbent president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence in the 2020 presidential election.
He completed the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, during which the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban seized control of the country.
Biden remained in the public eye, endorsing candidates while continuing to comment on politics, climate change, and the presidency of Donald Trump.
George W. Bush
1 linksAmerican politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
However, the party's nomination eventually went to Donald Trump, whom Bush refused to endorse.
Bush opposed President Biden's withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, saying that the withdrawal made him "concerned" and that it had the potential to "create a vacuum, and into that vacuum is likely to come people who treat women as second class citizens".
The improvement has been interpreted as Democrats viewing him more favorably in response to Donald Trump's presidency, an assessment that has also been expressed by Bush himself.