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AP Explains: US-Taliban deal won't ensure peace for Afghans

by Associated Press
| February 29, 2020 6:05 AM

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.

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