WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump responds over the historicAfghanistan deal with Taliban.
United States President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he welcomed theUS, Afghan Taliban peace deal , said the White House.
“We are working on ending a long war and bringing back our troops fromAfghanistan,” the White House quoted Trump as saying.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed the peace accordurging all stakeholders to ensure that the spoilers of the peace agreementare kept at bay.
“Now all stakeholders have to ensure that spoilers are kept at bay. Myprayers for peace for the Afghan people who have suffered 4 decades ofbloodshed. Pakistan is committed to playing its role in ensuring theagreement holds & succeeds in bringing peace to Afghanistan,” he said.
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Senior officials of the US government and the Afghan Taliban congregated inDoha, Qatar on Saturday to oversee the signing of a landmark peace dealbetween America and the Taliban.
As the ceremony for the occasion started, world leaders were present to seethrough an agreement that will see America withdraw its troops fromAfghanistan after 18 years of war.
The deal states that the agreement will be followed by intra-Afghanistannegotiations between the Taliban and other Afghanistan stakeholders todecide a future political roadmap for the restive country.Thesenegotiations are set to begin from March 10, 2020.
