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U.S.-Taliban deal
Australia to Follow US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
By Joshua Mcdonald
After 18 years of war, Australian troops will withdraw from Afghanistan amid a hoped-for peace.
What Do Afghans Want? Peace, But Not ‘at Any Cost’
By Karl F. Inderfurth
Afghans have been cautiously hopeful about the peace process, but they are not willing to agree to a peace “at any cost.”
US Strikes Taliban Forces Days After ‘Historic’ Deal
By Catherine Putz
The deal promises intra-Afghan talks to start March 10 and the release of Taliban prisoners; Kabul has rejected the latter and is scrambling to build a team for the former.
Peace, Not Justice: Questioning the Top-Down Deal in Afghanistan
By Monish Tourangbam and Neha Dwivedi
On the long road to sustainable peace in Afghanistan, is there any room for justice?
US, Taliban Sign Historic Deal to Begin Drawdown of American Troops
By Ankit Panda
The Taliban committed to not allow Afghan soil to be used by terrorist groups hostile to the United States in exchange for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country.
Afghanistan After Trump’s Taliban Deal: What Next?
By Ankit Panda
Will negotiations between the United States and the Taliban produce a sustainable agreement?
Afghans View US-Taliban Deal With Well-Earned Skepticism
By Associated Press
The deal is expected to be signed in Doha on Saturday.
US Urges Afghanistan to Focus on Peace and Intra-Afghan Talks, Not Electoral Politics
By Catherine Putz
U.S. State Department statement neither congratulated nor contradicted Ghani’s electoral victory.
Afghan Truce Worry: 1 Militant Could Threaten Peace Process
By Associated Press
Can the fragile truce hold? What if one militant with a suicide vest kills dozens in a Kabul market?
Afghanistan: Ghani-Abdullah Row May Thwart the Prospect of Peace
By Daud Khattak
Even as a U.S.-Taliban peace deal is announced, Kabul is in the grips of a political crisis.
Where Is the Afghan Peace Deal Now?
By Catherine Putz
Is the United States any closer to settling a long-discussed peace deal with the Taliban? Not really, if comments from top diplomats are anything to go by.
Taliban Council Agrees to Ceasefire in Afghanistan
By Associated Press
The U.S. and Taliban appear tantalizingly close to an agreement, again.