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Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/29/politics/us-taliban-deal-signing/index.html
U.S. and Taliban Sign Afghanistan Peace Agreement
(CNN) Jennifer Hansler - The U.S. and the Taliban signed an agreement Saturday in Doha, Qatar, which sets in motion the potential of a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, paving the way to ending America's longest-fought war. The agreement was signed by U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo witnessed the signing of the "Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan." The agreement lays out a 14-month timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces and private security contractors, with an initial drawdown to 8,600 U.S. troops within 135 days.