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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Peace Agreement between US and Taliban

Children celebrate in anticipation of the US-Taliban agreement to allow a US troop reduction and a permanent ceasefire, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, February 28, 2020. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia welcomed a peace agreement between the US and the Taliban on Saturday, in a foreign ministry statement.

It hoped the deal would lead to a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire and nationwide peace in Afghanistan.

The United States signed a deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan over the next 14 months and represent a step towards ending the 18-year-war in the nation.

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