Posted on 02/14/2020 11:38:44 AM PST by 11th_VA
MUNICH (AP) — A senior U.S. official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan.
The official said the agreement for a seven-day “reduction in violence” to be followed by the start of all-Afghan peace talks within 10 days is “very specific” and covers the entire country, including Afghan government forces. There were indications a formal announcement could come as early as the weekend.
The official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Taliban had committed to a halt in roadside and suicide bombings as well as rocket attacks. The official said the U.S. would monitor the truce and determine if there were any violations.
Should the Taliban comply, the “reduction in violence” agreement would be followed by the signing of an agreement that would initiate peace negotiations that include all Afghan sides.
A Taliban official familiar with the deal said the second agreement would be signed on Feb. 29 and that the inter-Afghan dialogue would begin on Mar. 10. The officials said Germany and Norway have offered to host the talks but there has been no decision on the venue.
That Taliban official added that the withdrawal of foreign troops would start gradually and would be phased over 18 months.
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Just get out now, I don’t really care how.
Not one more American should die there.
Do you like gladiator movies?....................
It’s probably real. Real as the Vietnam deal Nixon negotiated.
I'm pretty sure Trump would like to have a parade, like Caesar's return
Bad idea. Too many crazies out there.................
Good! Just declare victory and leave that place to the Afghans to fight it out.
Not likely to hear much on the mainstream media about this.
Honestly, the country needs a good "shaking", but we shot that wad in the 1940s.
It’s a start, I’m just wondering how the going to handle the drugs coming out of Afstan.
Which has more value? This, or a wooden nickel?
I have no doubt that the Taliban within one year will control large swatches of Afghanistan after we leave. But I don’t care. I think they learned their lesson there will be a consequence if they ever let external terrorists train in their country to attack the US. If they haven’t then we should
bomb and leave, rinse and repeat until they stop, no rebuilding. I do not care one whit whether they have a democracy and want to return to killing and brutalizing each other
They were old hands at outlasting long before the Russians came around. Ask the Brits about the withdrawal of forces at the end of the first Anglo-Afghan War. Get our troops out and don’t count on any treaty or agreement to safeguard our troops.
The official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Taliban had committed to a halt in roadside and suicide bombings as well as rocket attacks. The official said the U.S. would monitor the truce and determine if there were any violations.
Taking bets on how soon the towelies break it?
Read Kipling. “The Young British Soldier.”
It’s long past time.
We should never have stayed in the first place.
Trump will go down in history as being right about this.
As went South Vietnam, so goes Afghanistan.
Wow,America loses another “war” with a whimper. 9/11 is pretty much forgotten. I guess the beginning of the end was when this country decided to invade Iraq.
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