DW: Pompeo confirms US will sign Taliban deal if weeklong 'reduction in violence' is successful
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that the US will sign a troop reduction deal in Afghanistan if the current "reduction in violence" is successful. "All sides are tired of fighting," he told reporters.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the US will sign a troop reduction deal in Afghanistan with the Taliban, if the current weeklong reduction in violence is successful.
"If — and only if — it's successful, we will sign the US-Taliban agreement," he told reporters. The agreement would include negotiations around the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from the country for the first time in 18 years.
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WNU Editor: Fighting has not stopped .... At least six killed in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan despite 'reduction of violence' deal (Task & Purpose).
More News On The Afghan Peace Process
Pompeo says US will sign an agreement with Taliban 'if and only if' reduction in violence is successful -- CNN
Pompeo: Afghanistan 'reduction of violence is working' -- The Hill
‘Reduction in violence’ working in Afghanistan, Pompeo says -- RT
'All sides are tired of fighting': Taliban peace deal may be signed this week, Mike Pompeo says -- Washington Examiner
US urges Afghans to unite for Taliban talks amid election dispute -- France 24
U.S. wants Afghan president to postpone planned inauguration -- Reuters
Taliban attacks significantly down as reduction in violence deal appears to hold -- Military Times
Giving us a little lesson in fake news??
ReplyDeleteThere's always a lull in large scale Taliban attacks during winter. The test comes in spring, when the 'spring offensive" kicks in. That's about how long this reduction in violence will last.
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