Taliban's 'reduction in violence' will see the Pentagon withdraw half of its troops. FMTNews Taliban Afghanistan US
Taliban’s ‘reduction in violence’ will see the Pentagon withdraw half of its troops in Afghanistan.
“Upon a successful implementation of this understanding, signing of the US-Taliban agreement is expected to move forward,” Pompeo said, adding that talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government would “start soon thereafter”. The Taliban’s political spokesman, Suhail Shaheen, separately tweeted that the agreement would see “all” foreign forces leave Afghanistan.For now at least, the US wants to leave troops in Afghanistan on a counter-terrorism mission to fight jihadists such as the Islamic State group.
Pakistan, which helped facilitate the talks between the US and the militants, also welcomed the news.In southern Kandahar province, which is seen as the Taliban’s heartland, one insurgent told AFP he had received orders to stand down. The attempt to stem Afghanistan’s bloodshed is laced with complications, including the fear that competing forces could exploit a lull to secure a battlefield advantage.
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