US secretary of state says Biden administration inherited Taliban deal to end the war with no plan for carrying it out

Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, has pushed back against harsh Republican criticism of the handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the Biden administration inherited a deal with the Taliban to end the war, but no plan for carrying it out.

Related: Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will reshape Middle East, official warns

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