U.S., Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan

Under the agreement, the U.S. would draw its forces down to 8,600 from 13,000 in the next 3-4 months, with the remaining U.S. forces withdrawing in 14 months. The complete pullout, however, would depend on the Taliban meeting their commitments to prevent terrorism.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended the ceremony in Qatar, where the Taliban have a political office, but did not sign the agreement. Instead, it was signed by U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Trump has repeatedly promised to get the U.S. out of its "endless wars" in the Middle East, and the withdrawal of troops could provide a boost as he seeks re-election in a nation weary of involvement in distant conflicts.

The prospects for Afghanistan's future are uncertain. The agreement sets the stage for peace talks involving Afghan factions, which are likely to be complicated. Under the agreement, 5,000 Taliban are to be released from Afghan-run jails, but it's not known if the Afghan government will do that. There are also questions about whether Taliban fighters loyal to various warlords will be willing to disarm.

The king of corruption makes a deal to brag about. Taliban “We promise to stop terrorists from terrorizing the people we terrorize.”

So is PeterMacKay now going to call the US president 'Taliban Trump'? Remember Harper and his minions said there should never be negotiations with the Taliban. PeterMacKay stupidly insulted Jack Layton. PeterMacKay is a moron!

A peace deal is process negotiated between two parties that are willing to fight! Having a change of heart is walking away, nothing more

I don’t know about you guys, but I have no issue trusting a bunch of cave-dwelling terrorists that behead anyone that looks at them sideways or dances to music or plays soccer to abide by this peace deal.

That will be amazing if it holds true

If they play ball. If they don't I am sure all hell will rain down in Waziristan

If The Negro Obama did this The 4 that voted against would be up in arms

I'm actually kind of happy that trump is a huge coward.. I mean, if you're going to bow to the worlds dictators, what's a terrorist group going to hurt? stablegeniusthinking

This is a mistake.

Great news Afghanistan citizens can go back home.

Now that the greatest appeaser since Chamberlain, Obama, is out of the picture perhaps we will have a sniff at peace.

And you can trust these people...just saying....❤️🇨🇦

So we can finally finish the 'pull out' and let the country be taken over by the Taliban. Let the head chopping and the banning of women from learning begin.

Since when does the U.S. negotiate with terrorists?

Obama couldn't do with with his 'own people' lol

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