The chaos in Afghanistan could have been avoided if the US delayed its exit for just a month, Fawzia Koofi, a leading Afghan peace negotiator, told The Guardian in an interview Thursday.
"President Biden could have delayed this to wait for a political settlement - for even just another month, just get the political settlement first. They could have come to a deal," she told The Guardian.
The US signed a peace deal with the Taliban in February 2020 under the Trump administration, pledging to withdraw its troops within 14 months.
The deal included a clause for the Taliban to start negotiations with the US-backed Afghan government for a permanent ceasefire and a political roadmap for the country.
In September last year, the Taliban and Afghan government launched historic peace talks in Qatar, reported the BBC - they were the first-ever between the militant group and the US-backed Afghan government.
US President Joe Biden announced that US troops would leave Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
There are around 5,000 US troops currently stationed in Afghanistan, the bulk of whom have been tasked with managing evacuations at Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul.
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