The United States is considering intervening with drones or warplanes in the event big Afghan cities are at risk of falling to the Taliban, The New York Times has reported.
The report comes as the US continues its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, with the Pentagon expected to conclude the pullout in early July, well before the September 11 deadline. A NATO-led coalition is also withdrawing its troops from the country.
The deadline to withdraw was May 1. Instead of figuring out how to hit the Taliban in Kabul “if” the Taliban take the city, we should first be focused on getting everyone out of the country. It is going to be hard to hit the Taliban in Kabul if the city’s inevitable fall occurs before our half-assed withdrawal is complete.