{"id":63884,"date":"2021-02-02T20:06:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T20:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/02\/afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-should-be-tied-with-peace-talk-progress-says-german-foreign-minister\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:15:46","slug":"afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-should-be-tied-with-peace-talk-progress-says-german-foreign-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/02\/02\/afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-should-be-tied-with-peace-talk-progress-says-german-foreign-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan troop withdrawal should be tied with peace talk progress, says German foreign minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BERLIN \u2014 The withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan should be tied to progress in stuttering peace negotiations between the Kabul government and the Taliban, rather than \u201cslavishly\u201d bound to an end-of-April deadline, Germany\u2019s foreign minister said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/11\/30\/nato-mulls-its-future-in-afghanistan-as-us-draws-down-troops\/\" target=_blank>the second-biggest contributor to NATO\u2019s Resolute Support<\/a> training and assistance mission in Afghanistan, after the United States. President Joe Biden\u2019s new administration has said it plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/28\/drawdowns-of-troops-in-germany-and-afghanistan-up-in-the-air\/\" target=_blank>review the peace agreement<\/a> signed last February between the U.S. and the Taliban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon has said that the Taliban\u2019s refusal to meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/01\/taliban-attacks-increased-in-afghan-capital-report-says\/\" target=_blank>commitments to reduce violence in Afghanistan<\/a> is raising questions about whether all U.S. troops will be able to leave by May as required under the peace deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/28\/drawdowns-of-troops-in-germany-and-afghanistan-up-in-the-air\/\" 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April, \u201cthese peace talks won\u2019t be over,\u201d German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said at an event organized by weekly Die Zeit and three other German newspapers. \u201cOur fear is that the Taliban could use this as a reason to leave the peace talks and seek a military solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/11\/30\/nato-mulls-its-future-in-afghanistan-as-us-draws-down-troops\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6198503.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span 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