U.S. Should Slow Withdrawal From Afghanistan, Bipartisan Panel Urges A study group appointed by Congress finds that removing international forces by the May 1 date set in the 2020 U.S.-Taliban peace agreement could lead to a civil war in Afghanistan. Taliban on diplomatic blitz after Afghan peace talks stallThe Taliban have been on a diplomatic blitz since peace talks with the Afghan government stalled in Qatar last month and the Biden administration said it plans to review a U.S.-Taliban agreement signed last February Taliban call fighters back from winter lull early as talks stallDemand for 'inclusive Islamic system' and autonomy cloud outlook for peace Study group recommends Biden delay Afghanistan withdrawalThe Taliban has not met conditions that would warrant a full U.S. Germany: tie Afghanistan troop pullout to talks' progressGermany’s foreign minister says 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 sticking “slavishly” to an end-of-April deadline Exclusive: Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline - NATO sourcesInternational troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban's deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said, a move that could escalate tensions with the Taliban demanding full withdrawal. Iran hosts Afghan Taliban leader as peace talks stalledIran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan's Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran's own help as a mediator in peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government that have become stalled in Qatar. 'No full withdrawal' of international troops from Afghanistan by May: reportCoalition forces could remain in Afghanistan beyond a deadline for troop withdrawals due to ongoing conditions in the country that senior North American Treaty Organization (NATO) commanders say complicate plans to hand over the country's defense