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Biden Admin Refused Offer From Taliban To Take Control Of Kabul To Complete Evacuations

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The Biden administration reportedly refused an offer from the Taliban for the United States to take over control of Kabul while evacuating Americans and American allies.

The Taliban offered to let the United States take over control of Kabul while the terrorist organization would wait on President Biden’s self-imposed withdrawal deadline of August 31. The United States refused the offer, and instead just maintained control of the Kabul airport. according to The Washington Post.

The Washington Post reported, “In a hastily arranged in-person meeting, senior U.S. military leaders in Doha — including McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command — spoke with Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of the Taliban’s political wing.”

“‘We have a problem,’ Baradar said, according to the U.S. official. ‘We have two options to deal with it: You [the United States military] take responsibility for securing Kabul or you have to allow us to do it,’” the Washington Post continued. “Throughout the day, Biden had remained resolute in his decision to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan. The collapse of the Afghan government hadn’t changed his mind.”

“McKenzie, aware of those orders, told Baradar that the U.S. mission was only to evacuate American citizens, Afghan allies and others at risk. The United States, he told Baradar, needed the airport to do that,” the Washington Post added. “On the spot, an understanding was reached, according to two other U.S. officials: The United States could have the airport until Aug. 31. But the Taliban would control the city.”

The news comes as the Biden administration has completed withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, leaving hundreds of Americans stranded in the country in the hands of the Taliban.

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