US Defense Secretary Urges ‘Path Towards Peace’ as Taliban Peace Pact Deadline Looms

US Defense Secretary Urges ‘Path Towards Peace’ as Taliban Peace Pact Deadline Looms
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question as he speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, on Feb. 19, 2021. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in order for the United States to withdraw all troops from war-torn Afghanistan before the May deadline will depend on the Taliban’s reduction of violence.

“We are mindful of the looming deadlines, but we want to do this methodically and deliberately, and I certainly won’t get ahead of any decisions,” Austin said at a Pentagon press briefing on Friday.
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