“As far as I know, the President has not made a decision or made any announcements about when he will decide to withdraw troops,” says Austin's Pentagon transcript of his speech.
He noted that he is familiar with speculation that Biden intends to leave troops in Afghanistan until November.
According to him, no decision has yet been made on either the time of stay or the number of troops.
Earlier it became known that the Taliban * terrorist organization insists on the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in accordance with the agreements concluded in Doha - before May 1.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.