Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-25 19:52:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B82758B0A8BADC8B39EBF43D1DB0A4D370E4BE46B413B10DD3B7EAA21842EBB2
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Original Note:
Trump began Taliban talks in summer of '19, then signed Feb '20 Agreement freeing 5,000 prisoners, setting the May '21 withdrawal date, & reducing troops in country to 2,500. Taliban rapidly retook Afghanistan. https://x.com/us4afghanpeace/status/1157352611240189953?s=61&t=nIqlHSLK0kQp2L1OmRVGFw https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-factbox/afghan-prisoner-release-what-it-is-what-it-means-for-peace-idUSKCN2550BS https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/09/01/trump-taliban-peace-deal-afghanistan-prisoners/5673035001/ Biden choice: surge to retake Taliban territory or withdraw: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/08/16/remarks-by-president-biden-on-afghanistan/
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