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'Astonishing': Taliban responds to Trump's peace talks withdrawal
« on: September 12, 2019, 11:11:51 pm »
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'Astonishing': Taliban responds to Trump's peace talks withdrawal
A spokesman tells Al Jazeera that without an agreement the Taliban is not obliged to give safe passage to US troops.
12 Sep 2019

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"It was astonishing for us because we had already concluded the peace agreement with the American
negotiating team," Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman, told Al Jazeera in Qatar's capital Doha.

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Since talks began, discussions focused on four key issues: a Taliban guarantee it will not allow foreign armed groups and fighters to use Afghanistan as a launchpad to conduct attacks outside the country; the complete withdrawal of US and NATO forces; an intra-Afghan dialogue; and a permanent ceasefire.

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He said the Taliban's agreement with the US was to offer them safe passage in the withdrawal of troops - something they would stand by if a deal is signed.

More at: https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2019/09/taliban-respond-trump-peace-talks-withdrawal-190912103207588.html

That last line seems to be the gist of the deal per this interviewee.