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Old 08-30-2021, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ureout View Post
what I don't understand is that the treaty with the taliban was signed in Feb, of 2020... why didn't American citizens start leaving then?? also why were most of the armed forces removed before the evacuations were complete??
According to that treaty we were supposed to be out in May 2021. Why were they still there now? I expect the post earlier explaining that no one there believed we were actually leaving is probably close to the truth - but, I was not included in that email, it is above my pay grade.