US and Taliban sign peace deal ending the 18-year war
In a summit held in Doha, Qatar, attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and several Taliban leaders, the US has reached a deal with the Taliban that may spell the end to an 18-year war, with the US agreeing to withdraw its forces within 14 months if the Taliban hold up their end of the deal, which involved restricting al-Qaeda's operations in areas under Taliban control.
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