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President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

22:56 GMT 14 April 2021 / updated: 22:56 GMT US

Biden Spoke to Bush, Obama Prior to Announcing Pullout of US Troops From Afghanistan

U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG-61) sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey March 19, 2021

US Notifies Turkey of Cancellation of Passage of 2 Warships Through Bosphorus, Turkish Source Says

US Army Spc. Newton Carlicci travels dismounted while on his way back to his outpost from the village of Paspajak, Charkh District, Logar province, Afghanistan. File photo

NATO Says Plans to Have Withdrawal, Resolute Support Mission Forces Completed 'Within Few Months'

In this March 10, 2011, file photo, Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia.

Biden Offered to Meet Putin 'in Coming Weeks', State Dept Says

In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech marking the Iranian New Year, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 21, 2021.

US Proposals on JCPOA Unworthy of Consideration, Iranian Supreme Leader Says

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