Biden to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, past proposed May 1 deadline

The president is expected Wednesday to formally announce his plan.
U.S. and Afghan troops battle Taliban in Kunar Province

President Biden will withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan over the course of several months, with a total troop withdrawal by Sept. 11.

The president is expected Wednesday to formally announce his plan, according to The Washington Post.

Biden's plan of a phased withdrawal will still leave troops in Afghanistan after the proposed May 1 deadline set by the Afghanistan government and former Trump administration.

"This is the immediate, practical reality that our policy review discovered," a person familiar with the deliberations with the Taliban and was not something President Biden believed was in the national interest," a person familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

There are 2,500 to 3,500 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan.