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February 12, 2020

Trump Conditionally Approves Peace Deal with the Taliban
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In Afghanistan, President Trump has conditionally approved a peace deal
with the Taliban - potentially marking the beginning of the end of the
longest war in U.S. history. Under the deal, the United States would
gradually begin to withdraw U.S. troops if the Taliban reduce violence
during a so-called test period later this month. The deal would also
trigger negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan officials. The
potential peace deal comes as a first-of-its-kind report from the
special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction reveals that
thousands of people have been killed or wounded during the
reconstruction process. The majority of the victims were Afghan
civilians.


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