Biden on US meeting looming Afghanistan withdrawal deadline: 'Could happen, but it is tough'
CNN
President Joe Biden said he is still making a decision on withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan ahead of a May 1 deadline set by former President Donald Trump, saying it "could happen, but it is tough."
"I'm in the process of making that decision now as to when they'll leave. The fact is, that was not a very solidly negotiated deal that the President, the former President, worked out. So we're in consultation with our allies as well as the government, and that decision's -- it's in process now," Biden said in an interview that aired Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." Biden predicted that he didn't think it would "take a lot longer," but said a full withdrawal by May 1 "could happen, but it is tough."The US began pulling military equipment and additional personnel out of Niger on Friday after waiting months for the ruling military junta to approve US military flights into the country, two sources familiar with the matter said Saturday, ahead of a September 15 withdrawal deadline agreed to by the two countries.
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