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US, Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan

by Associated Press
| February 29, 2020 5:30 AM

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Acknowledging a military stalemate after nearly two decades of conflict, the United States on Saturday signed a peace agreement with the Taliban that is aimed at ending America's longest war and bringing U.S. troops home from Afghanistan more 18 years after they invaded in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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