U.S. and Taliban agree to 7-day reduction in violence, U.S. official says

did not elaborate on what an “inclusive” government meant in practice and whether it would amount to a democracy. The Taliban has misled the media in the past and has consistently rejected taking part in elections and called on Afghans to boycott them.

But even an initial agreement between the U.S. and Taliban would be seen as a significant feat for both sides. America’s war in Afghanistan is its longest, having raged for 18 years and costing the lives of around 2,300 troops,A deal would give President Donald Trump a talking point in his bid for re-election, allowing him to argue he fulfilled a campaign promise to extricate America from"endless" wars abroad.

The U.S. has 12,000 to 13,000 troops in Afghanistan, but in December three current and former U.S. officials told NBC News thatAfghans are utterly exhausted by decades of violence and many do not know life without war. But hope for a potential peace agreement is coupled with deep fears that a U.S. troop departure could open the way to the Taliban regaining power and returning the country to the brutal repression that characterized their rule in the 1990s.

In an earlier round of negotiations, the Taliban rejected the idea of a full-blown cease-fire, and as a result U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has pursued a deal to"However, the details of any"reduction in violence" or U.S. troop withdrawal are important only if the Taliban make good on a promise to begin direct talks with the Afghan government and other Afghan political figures, Laurel Miller, a former senior U.S.

"That’s the real deal," said Miller, now with the International Crisis Group think tank."All the rest of this is only window dressing if you don’t get to that."Dan De Luce is a reporter for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

So Trump risks a war by killing a Iranian general, but he'll negotiate with the Taliban, a non-state entity, and they've killed thousands of American and Coalition forces. Oh the insanity.

Hm, u kill one we kill 100, nice start

Tobacco Industry: We put our efforts behind this vaping craze. People keep smoking and they actually think it’s progress! Military Industrial Complex: Wait until we tell you about this idea of a “reduction of violence” as the answer to ending warfare! Riotous laughter ensues...

Keep repeating their lies. Reduction in violence isn’t even a cease fire. It’s just a headline intended to become a talking point for grifters who still want to make money off the military industrial complex.

The longest war in human history may finally come to an end thanks to President Trump.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13:34-35

Why is the United States recognizing the Taliban as if it's a sovereign nation? They are TERRORISTS plain and simple. Since when has America ever negotiated with terrorists? Oh that's right, we have an idiot, petulant man baby as Commander In Chief. Hypocritical MAGA cowards!!

Lol

Good. Let’s get the hell out of that hell hole.

Still fighting endless wars.... promise made and not kept.

My guess, a GOP donor fund paid off the taliban just until the elections are over, or Pompeo & Co. strong armed them into submission until the election is over. Remember Optics are key right now for the GOP. They have zero interest in protecting Americans at home or abroad.

Master negotiator Trump who's been waving a white flag for over a year in Afghanistan can barely get the Taliban to stop shooting at US troops long enough to retreat...

US troops should be withdrawn from the Middle East.

'reduction in violence' JFC

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