Fallout from Afghanistan Pullout Announcement
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We ran the numbers: There are 1875 news articles covering this topic. 11% (198) are left leaning, 32% (602) are center, and 57% (1075) are right leaning.
On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul in an announced visit a day after Biden announced he has decided to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. While left-leaning articles highlight that CIA Director William J. Burns told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the withdrawal of U.S. troops comes with a “significant risk,” right-leaning articles question if two decades of American troops being stationed in Afghanistan is a long enough period to justify an endlessly delayed pullout.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that CIA Director William J. Burns told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the withdrawal of U.S. troops comes with a “significant risk,” as groups like ISIS or al-Qaeda might try to build up their presence in Afghanistan. Burns warned that both al-Qaeda and ISIS remain intent on recovering the ability to attack U.S. targets.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Blinken told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that he planned to demonstrate with his visit “the ongoing commitment of the United States to the Islamic Republic and the people of Afghanistan.” Biden announced the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops would be coming home by September 11th.
A right-leaning article by Fox News questions if two decades of American troops being stationed in Afghanistan is a long enough period to justify an endlessly delayed pullout. The article warns that often cutting the knot and removing U.S. troops is a prelude to greater bloodshed.
From the left
The Daily 202: Biden’s CIA chief sounds warning about Afghanistan withdrawal
The Washington Post