U.S. appears poised to postpone troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, bottom right, speaks at the opening session of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 12, 2020. (AP)

Deliberations about the fate of the 2,500 U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan grow increasingly urgent as the administration approaches a May 1 deadline agreed to last year with the Taliban.

By Missy Ryan, Karen DeYoung and Susannah George