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US, Taliban will sign peace deal today ending 19-yr-long Afghanistan war; Mike Pompeo to be present during signing of agreement
•The agreement mapping out a plan for peace follows months of negotiations between the US and the Taliban that have broken down before. The Pentagon has said for months that it is poised to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to 8,600.
Taliban in Afghanistan 'tired' of fighting, wants to make peace deal with America, says Donald Trump days ahead of agreement
•Trump told reporters at the White House that the time had come for the US troops to 'come home'
100,000 casualties in Afghanistan over past 10 years, says UN report; 'imperative for all to stop fighting' says security council representative Tadamichi Yamamoto
•Report released by UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan comes as seven-day 'reduction of violence' agreement between US, Taliban takes effect
Two US troops killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Kandahar; Taliban claims responsibility for attack
•Last year was one of the deadliest for US, with 23 American troops killed
US defence secretary Mark Esper visits Afghanistan to make firsthand assessment of America's longest war
•Stalled peace talks with Taliban and unrelenting attacks by insurgent group have complicated Trump administration's pledge to withdraw American troops
Afghanistan blasts: 48 killed, 42 injured in two attacks by Taliban; Ashraf Ghani escapes unhurt from one of the explosions
Fp Staff •A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a campaign rally in northern Afghanistan attended by President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, killing at least 48 people and injuring 42 others
India and other countries must fight terrorists in Afghanistan at some point, says Donald Trump
•Countries like India, Iran, Russia and Turkey would have to fight against terrorists in Afghanistan at some point of time, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday
‘We will always have somebody there’: Donald Trump says there will not be complete withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan
•While responding to the questions on the ongoing peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan at his Oval Office on Tuesday, he said these to the reporters
US, South Korea sign cost-sharing deal for American troops; agreement to boost Seoul's contribution to US military on its shores
•The development comes as President Donald Trump is set to hold his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in late February.
Donald Trump says he is 'very close' to deciding whether to send more troops to Afghanistan
Ians •US President Donald Trump has said that he was "very close" to deciding whether he will approve a plan to deploy more troops in Afghanistan