*ISLAMABAD – Afghan Taliban spokesperson unveil a breakthrough developmentwith United States.*
*Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for Taliban political office in Qatar saidthat the peace agreement between the group and US will probably be signedin less than two weeks.*
According to Shaheen, the agreement will be signed in the presence of 23foreign ministers and international organizations in Doha, capital ofQatar, Ariana News has reported.
“US forces will leave Afghanistan once the agreement is signed andintra-Afghan dialogues will follow to discuss internal issues,” saidShaheen.
Meanwhile, some US officials told media that the two sides have also helddiscussions to halt US night raids on Taliban positions and the Taliban’sattack on US bases.
According to these sources, Scott Miller, commander of US-Nato forces inAfghanistan has handed a list of US bases to Taliban, so that the groupwon’t attack them.
However, the Taliban have said that any ceasefire between the group and USdoes not mean a ceasefire with Afghan government and the reduction ofviolence depends on the intra-Afghan talks.
Afghan government, on the other hand, expects these round of talks wouldfacilitate direct negotiations between government and Taliban, Najia Anwar,a spokesman for State Ministry for Peace said.