U.S., Taliban Negotiators Inch Closer to a Deal, Officials Say
- Renewed talks are ongoing in the Qatari capital, Doha
- Taliban’s offer of a reduction in violence under discussion
U.S. special envoy on Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad.
Photographer: Makil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. and Taliban leaders are moving toward a peace deal that would see the eventual withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan and an end to the 18-year long conflict, according to the militant group’s spokesman and a person in Washington familiar with the talks.
It’s the second time in recent months the two sides have appeared close to announcing an agreement. In September President Donald Trump abruptly called off talks in response to a suicide bombing in Kabul that killed an American soldier.