The United States and its allies will withdraw all of their troops from Afghanistan within 14 months if the Taliban respect their commitments under the agreement to be signed in Doha on Saturday February 29, according to a joint statement by the American governments. and Afghan.
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After an initial reduction that would see the number of soldiers drop to 8,600 within 135 days of the signing of the agreement, the United States and its allies " will complete the withdrawal of the remaining forces from Afghanistan within 14 months, " said the statement.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Doha on Saturday to attend the signing of an unprecedented agreement between the United States and the Afghan Taliban, after months of negotiations with Qatar. The text, which is to be signed by Washington negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad, and the Taliban’s political leader, Abdul Ghani Baradar, is expected to initiate a withdrawal of American troops after 18 years of war in Afghanistan.