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US peace deal leaves Afghans to determine post-war landscape
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Now that the U.S. has signed a deal with the Taliban to eventually leave Afghanistan, it will soon be up to Afghans on both sides of the conflict to decide what peace will look like.…READ MORE
AP Explains: US-Taliban deal won’t ensure peace for Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More than 18 years after the U.S. invasion toppled Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Washington on Saturday signed a peace agreement with the insurgents to end the costly war and bring American troops home. However, it’s far from clear what kind of Afghanistan the U.S. occupation will leave behind.…READ MORE
Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid out just a day earlier in a U.S.-Taliban peace agreement.…READ MORE