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U.S. - Taliban talks
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- The U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan wound up the 7th round of talks he has held with the Taliban in Qatar, after signs of progress in efforts to end the longest war the United States has ever fought.
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- Roadmap for peace: The U.S. envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, met Taliban officials a day after a delegation of Afghan citizens and the militants agreed on a “roadmap for peace” to end civilian casualties in the 18-year war.
- United States and the Taliban deal: The United States and the Taliban are getting closer to a deal that is expected to be centred on a U.S. promise to withdraw troops in exchange for a Taliban promise not to let Afghanistan be used as a base for terrorism.
- U.S approach: A deal between the United States and the Taliban might let the United States extricate itself from a war.
- Zero civilian causalities:(1) The Taliban have refused to negotiate with the government, denouncing it as a U.S. puppet.(2) But in an effort to foster Afghan reconciliation, a 60-strong delegation of citizens met the Taliban for two days of talks in Qatar.(3) The two sides said in a joint statement said that they had agreed to a roadmap and were both “committed to respect and protect the dignity of people, their life and property and to minimize the civilian casualties to zero”.(4) The two sides also promised to guarantee the security of public institutions such as schools, hospitals and markets.
- Taliban control and influence: The Taliban control and influence more territory than at any point since they were ousted in 2001.
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The Hindu