US, Taliban Announce Peace Deal to Be Signed Next Week

US, Taliban Announce Peace Deal to Be Signed Next Week
Afghan security personnel gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan in a Nov. 13, 2019, file photograph. Rahmat Gul/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The United States and the Taliban reached an understanding in recent weeks on a reduction of violence in Afghanistan, the State Department said Friday, and plan to sign a peace agreement on Feb. 29.

U.S. negotiators and Taliban representatives have been meeting in Doha, Qatar, to try to hammer out a deal that would see the Taliban cut down on military action, paving the way for the United States to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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