US-Taliban sign historic peace deal

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad (2-L) and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar sign the US-Taliban deal.

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad (2-L) and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar sign the US-Taliban deal. Source: AAP

The United States and the Taliban signed a historic peace agreement in Doha that ends 18 years of war in Afghanistan. The US will immediately begin to withdraw troops, reducing them to 8,600 units.


Our analysis with Middle East correspondent, Michele Giorgio.

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