As the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban begin this weekend, there are concerns among current and former US national security officials that efforts to develop a solid path towards peace in Afghanistan could be jeopardized by President Donald Trump's goal of declaring victory by withdrawing American troops before November's election.
"The long-term success of a peace process, which will take a tremendous amount of time and effort once the parties come to the negotiating table, is at odds with short term political win for the Trump administration," said a State Department official.
"Some fear that a further reduction of US troops -- from about 8,600 to about 4,500 in a move that has been discussed by the administration over the last few months, as reported by CNN -- could benefit the Taliban in the intra-Afghan negotiations."Withdrawing more US forces right now is the single biggest factor that will undermine the peace process.
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