The U.S. and Taliban Sign an Agreement to Withdraw American Troops from Afghanistan




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Summary: On February 29th, the United States and the Taliban entered into an agreement that would see the complete pullout of US troops from Afghanistan. In return, the Taliban would renounce international terrorist groups, like al Qaeda and the Islamic State. "This is very much not a peace deal," says Michael Kugelman, senior associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson Center. In this conversation, we discuss what is included in this deal and what this agreement means for the future of Afghanistan.