6 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack in Kunduz province

Afghan sources reported that 6 members of the security forces were killed in an attack by the Taliban on their site in the "Khan Abad" region of "Kunduz" province, in the north of the country. The Taliban movement took 5 members of the security forces hostage, noting that the movement took control of the site in the wake of the attack that took place last night, and in the meantime, a security source stated that 5 Taliban members were killed in the attack.

It is reported that CNN, citing sources in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said that US President Joe Biden is required to announce his decision on the fate of American forces in Afghanistan before the first of next April, with the approaching deadline for withdrawing American soldiers from the country. The new US administration decided, a few weeks after Biden’s inauguration as president on January 20, to freeze the plan to withdraw American soldiers from Afghanistan for review.

Under the agreement, which was concluded by the administration of former President Donald Trump with the "Taliban" movement in February 2020, all remaining American soldiers in Afghanistan must be withdrawn by next May. According to the American network CNN, military officials within the "NATO" forces have confirmed "In Afghanistan, led by the United States, that although the deadline for withdrawal is May 1, Biden must announce his decision before April 1, given that the process may require several weeks.

The sources pointed out that in the event "Biden decided to withdraw the remaining 2,500 soldiers in Afghanistan, this would require great efforts, especially with regard to dealing with weapons, equipment and installations of the American forces in Afghanistan," and the same sources pointed out that the US army will need either to transfer its weapons and military equipment or Destroying it, so that it does not fall into the hands of the Taliban, while coordination with the Afghan government will take some time in order to hand it over to the US military sites and installations in the country. They explained that these arrangements need at least 30 days, adding that everything depends on President Biden's decision. "But at the present time, there are no indications of the nature of the upcoming decision," as they put it.