Afghanistan: Fading Optimism – Analysis

By Ajit Kumar Singh*

In an interview on March 16, 2021, United States (US) President Joe Biden asserted that it would be "tough" to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021: "I'm in the process of making that decision now as to when they'll leave. The fact is that, that was not a very solidly negotiated deal that...