In this 2019 file photo, Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the Taliban’s political office in Doha, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia. The countdown to the signing of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States to eventually end the 18 years of war in Afghanistan will begin on Friday night, when the seven-day “reduction of violence” promised by the Taliban will go into effect, a senior U.S. State Department official said. (AP)WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE US-TALIBAN PEACE TALKS
The deal to be signed on Feb. 29 also envisions guarantees from the Taliban that Afghanistan will not be used to attack the U.S. or its allies, the Associated Press reports. It provides for the phased withdrawal of American and other foreign forces from the country over 18 months.
“Both parties will now create a suitable security situation in advance of agreement signing date, extend invitations to senior representatives of numerous countries and organizations to participate in the signing ceremony… and finally lay the groundwork for peace across the country with the withdrawal of all foreign forces,” the Taliban said in a statement Friday.
The peace deal also calls for the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners, most of whom are being held in jails run by the Afghan government. Although the U.S. has already discussed the prisoner release with government representatives, there has been no public announcement about it from President Ashraf Ghani’s government.
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