Afghans hope for peace as U.S.-Taliban gear up for troop withdrawal deal

Afghans hope for peace as U.S.-Taliban gear up for troop withdrawal deal
# 29 February 2020 16:35 (UTC +04:00)

Millions of Afghans are anticipating that America’s longest war fought in their country will end on Saturday as U.S. and Taliban negotiators are expected to sign a deal to allow a U.S. troop reduction and a permanent ceasefire, APA reports citing Reuters.

If the U.S-Taliban agreement gets signed, then Afghanistan, which has been at war since American bombings began in response to the Sept.11, 2001 attacks, will witness the potential end of violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

“Peace is extremely simple and my country deserves it. Today is the day when maybe we will see a positive change,” said Javed Hassan, 38, a school teacher living on the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.

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