PENTAGON SPEEDS AFGHANISTAN EXIT DESPITE WORRIES.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Defense and its North Atlantic Treaty Office (NATO) allies to exit Afghanistan by early to mid-July 2021. Topics discussed include the failure of the U.S. to determine ways to combat terrorist threats like Al Qaeda, risks associated with military withdrawal according to former defense under secretary Michèle A. Flournoy, and reasons behind the decision such as the low number of U.S. troops in the country.