The U.S. hopes to ink a peace deal to end the nation's longest war, which was first launched in 2001.
The Taliban announced on Sunday that they have agreed to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing hope that a potential peace agreement could move forward with the U.S. and the Afghan government., citing anonymous Taliban officials, that the temporary agreement had been announced, although the promised duration is unclear. The news services said that some have suggested it would last at least 10 days, and it is expected that the Taliban's leader will sign the pending peace agreement.
The U.S. hopes to ink a peace deal that would allow President Donald Trump to end the longest war in the nation's history, which was launched 18 years ago in 2001 after the U.S. was attacked by Al Qaeda on September 11 of that year. Prior attempts by the Trump administration to secure an agreementIn this photo taken on June 6, U.S. soldiers look out over hillsides during a visit of the commander of U.S.
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