After more than 18 years since the United States (US) declared ‘war on terror’ against the Taliban in Afganistan, US President Donald Trump during a news conference on Friday praised the Afghan militant group as he said the US was dealing well with the Taliban over the ‘peace deal’.
“We’re dealing very well with the Taliban,” Trump said.
“They’re very tough, they’re very smart, they’re very sharp, but you know it’s been 19 years and even they are tired of fighting, in all fairness.”
The US declared war in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, which led to the death of over 2000 people.
Early this year, the US and the Taliban signed an “agreement for bringing peace” to Afghanistan.
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Under the agreement, the US agreed to an initial reduction of its troops in Afghanistan to 8,600, by July 2020, with its allies also removing their troops proportionately. The US further agreed to follow up with the full withdrawal of troops within 14 months if the Taliban kept its promises.
The Taliban agreed not to permit al-Qaeda or any other militant group to function in the areas they control.
The deal also provided for a prisoner swap between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
Moreover, under the peace deal, the US agreed to lift sanctions against the Taliban and coordinate with the United Nations to lift its separate sanctions against the militant group.
During the initial press conferences, after the peace deal was signed in February 2020, Trump said US troops had been killing terrorists in Afghanistan “by the thousands” and that now it was “time for someone else to do that work and it will be the Taliban and it could be surrounding countries”.