On Peace
On Peace
U.S. Institute of Peace
Scott Smith on U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
11 minutes Posted Dec 3, 2020 at 5:06 pm.
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With news of a breakthrough in Afghan peace talks, USIP’s Scott Smith warns that future troop withdrawal should “switch from a time-based deadline approach to a conditions-based approach” because if the Taliban believe withdrawal is inevitable, “they have no incentive to compromise.”