translated from Spanish: U.S. and Taliban sign historic deal to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan

The United States and the Taliban on Saturday (29.02.2020) a landmark peace agreement in the Qatari capital in the presence of international observers and dignitaries from various countries, including the ministers of Turkey and Pakistan, as well as a large insurgent delegation.
The pact was signed by U.S. Special Representative for Peace Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
The peace agreement aims to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan, America’s longest.
The United States announced that it will reduce its military detachment in Afghanistan to 8,600 in a period of 135 days, the joint statement by the U.S. and Afghanistan governments made public in Kabul shortly before the signing of the agreement in Qatar.
The United States currently has about 14,000 in the Asian country.
In 14 months all foreign troops will leave the country if the agreement is fulfilled.
The Taliban on Saturday ordered the suspension of all their military operations in Afghanistan, announced their spokesman, due to the signing of the agreement.
This decision comes after a week-long partial truce between insurgents and Afghan and U.S. forces, during which the number of attacks decreased significantly.
This “reduction in violence” was the condition for the signing of the Washington-Taliban agreement for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in exchange for security guarantees and the start of a dialogue between Afghan insurgents and government.

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