Afghanistan endgame: US - Afghan Taliban next rounds of talks revealed
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*KABUL - Taliban and the United States next round of talks is tentatively set for Feb. 25.*
*Earlier a draft pact was reached to potentially end the war in Afghanistan, Reuters reported, citing a Qatari foreign ministry official.*
“Both parties agreed tentatively to reconvene on February 25th,” the official told Reuters.
The draft deal, agreed after six days of talks last week, stipulates that U.S. troops would leave within 18 months of the agreement being signed, potentially ending the war more than 17 years after American-led forces invaded Afghanistan.
According to Taliban sources, the hardline Islamic group gave assurances that Afghanistan will not be allowed to be used by al-Qaeda and Islamic State militants to attack the United States and its allies – a key early demand of Washington.
