https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/21/us-defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-afghanistan-ashraf-ghani-troop-withdrawal

US defense secretary Austin visits Afghanistan as exit deadline looms

• Surprise visit and meeting with President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul
• Trip comes ahead of 1 May deadline to bring US troops home

Washington has given the Taliban and the Afghan government an eight-page peace proposal, which both sides are reviewing. It calls for an interim “peace government” which would shepherd Afghanistan toward constitutional reform and elections. Ghani has resisted an interim administration. He says elections alone are acceptable to bring a change of government.