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By AFP
TWEET EMAIL
KABUL,: The US and the Taliban are ‘close’ to reaching an agreement for a
deal that would see the Pentagon slash its troop numbers in Afghanistan, a
spokesperson for the group said on Wednesday.
The two foes have been meeting in Doha in recent days in a bid to put the final
touches on a historic deal that would see the Taliban make various security
guarantees in return for a sharp reduction in the 13,000 or so American troops
based in Afghanistan.
“We are close to an agreement. We hope to bring good news for our Muslim
and freedom seeking nation soon,” Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
tweeted.
“All the Shura (consultation) members have received the draft and they are
reading it carefully, yet no go-ahead signal has been given to the Taliban
negotiating team in Doha,” the Taliban official said.
“It may take a day or two, as Taliban leadership has to take all the
commanders into confidence”.
The apparent final phase of talks heaves into view the end of an excruciating
few months for Afghans who have watched on nervously and largely voiceless
as America cuts a deal with the Taliban while largely sidelining Ghani’s
government.
Most of the work was led by Afghan-born Khalilzad, a fluent Pashto and Dari
speaker who has spent recent months shuttling between world capitals in a bid
to build support for a deal with the extremists.