Christopher Mott
Former Non-Resident Fellow, Defense Priorities
Christopher Mott is a former non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities.
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Christopher Mott is a former non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities.
No matter what Afghanistan’s future holds, the U.S. will remain fundamentally safe. Local forces can contain any terrorism originating there, and the U.S. global capability to remotely monitor and strike terrorists will remain potent. A U.S. exit reduces our burdens and pressures nearby powers—some of them U.S. rivals—to invest more in Afghanistan’s stability. No likely outcome should slow a complete military withdrawal by the end of April 2021.