This is Gold Star father Steve Nikoui, the father of Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui who was killed in the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Last night, he shouted “Abbey Gate” and “13 Marines” during Joe Biden’s State of the Union Speech.
Biden has never apologized or said…
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The Trump administration in February 2020 negotiated a withdrawal agreement with the Taliban that excluded the Afghan government, freed 5,000 imprisoned Taliban soldiers and set a date certain of May 1, 2021, for the final withdrawal.
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And the Trump administration kept to the pact, reducing U.S. troop levels from about 13,000 to 2,500, even though the Taliban continued to attack Afghan government forces and welcomed al-Qaeda terrorists into the Taliban leadership
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Biden delayed the May 1 withdrawal date that he inherited. But ultimately his administration pushed ahead with a plan to withdraw by Aug. 31, despite obvious signs that the Taliban wasn’t complying with the agreement.