In February, 2020, the United States and the Taliban agreed to a ceasefire requiring the U.S. and NATO allies to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan no later than May, 2021. The United States completed the withdrawal of forces on roughly that schedule, evacuating the last U.S. troops in August, 2021. The Afghan national government folded shortly thereafter, symbolized by the Taliban takeover of Kabul itself.
Straight Arrow News contributor Matthew Continetti argues that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, conducted in a manner that concerned even fellow Democrats, was the beginning of the end of President Joe Biden’s popularity.
When historians look back on our era, they will identify the summer of 2021 as the moment the American public turned against President Joe Biden.
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