Talks had been deadlocked in part over demands for insurgents to reduce violence. FMTNews US Taliban
KABUL: A US-Taliban peace deal could be signed this month if the Taliban significantly reduces violence, which could lead to an eventual withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, two Afghan government sources and a Western diplomat said on Wednesday.
Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban’s political office in the Qatari capital Doha, said progress has been made, but refused to share further details. A third Afghan official said the United States has agreed in principle to a deal, but that it would not be signed until the Taliban could demonstrate a reduction in violence .A Western diplomat in Kabul said US negotiators were working on the idea that the Taliban should agree on a reduction in violence for at least 10 days with no major violation.
The Taliban stages near-daily attacks and though they are negotiating with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, the armed group refuses to talk directly to Ghani’s government, calling it a “puppet” of the West. Earlier this month, Taliban religious leaders delivered a strong message to the United States through their negotiation team and asked them to sign the peace accord before the onset of the “fighting season” in spring.
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