Sen. Murphy calls for Senate hearing on Taliban deal
By J. Edward Moreno - 02/29/20 03:55 PM EST
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a statement Saturday requesting the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hold a hearing regarding the Taliban deal the U.S. signed Saturday.
The deal, signed by U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s political chief, Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, seeks to end America’s longest war. The U.S. agreed to begin the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, and in return, the Taliban said it will not house terrorists with intentions of attacking the United States on Afghan soil.
Murphy said the deal should have been reached with approval from Congress.
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