US troops have been stationed in Afghanistan since 2001.
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he talked with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the US-Taliban deal, and noted that "India would like to see it happen."
"I spoke to PM Modi on it. I think India would like to see it happen. We are pretty close. Everybody is happy about it," Trump said at a press conference in the national capital.
The United States and the Taliban will sign an agreement on February 29 provided that both sides observe a weeklong reduction in violence in Afghanistan which started from Saturday midnight.
The agreement will be signed in presence of International observers, a Taliban spokesman said in a statement. The deal will be signed in Doha, Qatar.
The peace agreement is touted to be significant as it is likely to lead to a permanent cease-fire and withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan. It will also include intra-Afghan negotiations between the Taliban and an Afghan delegation that would include government officials.
“Intra-Afghan negotiations will start soon thereafter, and will build on this fundamental step to deliver a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire and the future political road map for Afghanistan,” Pompeo said in a statement.
"Following lengthy negotiations between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the United States of America, both parties agreed to sign the finalised accord in the presence of international observers," a statement released by Taliban spokesman stated.
The move seems very significant considering it will initiate a peaceful solution to the neverending turmoil in Afghanisthan after decades of war between the US forces, the Afghan government, and the Taliban.
US troops have been stationed in Afghanistan since 2001.
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