All options, including the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, are under consideration, the United States
KABUL (News Hub update news) The U.S. government says all options for the future of the 2,500
troops in Afghanistan are under consideration and no decision has been made on the May 1 promise.
According to the news hub, the US State Department issued the statement following a statement by
Secretary of State Blankenship in which he called for a UN-led peace effort, including the withdrawal
of US troops by May 1.
Blacken wrote in a letter to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that "the United States is considering a complete withdrawal of troops by May 1, as well as other options.
"The letter from the Afghan officials to Ashraf Ghani and the chairman of the Peace Council, Abdullah, was confirmed, saying that Abdullah had told Afghan leaders at a ceremony in Kabul on the last visit to the US Special Envoy Zalmai Khalilzad. "I and President Ashraf Ghani has received a letter two days before Zalmai Khalilzad's visit."
A US State Department official said: "The US has not made a decision on its forces in Afghanistan since May 1 and all options are under consideration."
The United States will also ask the United Nations to send a statement to the foreign ministers of China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan,
India and the United States, he wrote. Submit to formulate a joint strategy for peace in Afghanistan.
He said the United States would also ask Turkey to "host a high-level meeting in the coming days to finalize a peace agreement between the two sides".
Blinken said that after the withdrawal of the US troops. There is concern that the security situation will deteriorate further and the Taliban will take matters into their own hands quickly and hopefully, Ashraf Ghani will also, understand my hasty behavior.
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