DOHA: Following the successful dialogues, the United States and the Afghan Taliban on Saturday signed the historic peace deal, marking an end to the 18-year-war in Afghanistan, ARY News reported.
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar signed the agreement during a ceremony in Dohar, Qatar.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Qatari Emir and representatives from fifty countries.
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The agreement, which could herald the start of a new era for Afghanistan after decades of conflict, is expected to also lead to a dialogue between the Kabul government and the Taliban that, if successful, could ultimately see the Afghan war wind down.
But the position of the Afghan government, which had been excluded from direct US-Taliban talks, remains unclear and the country was gripped by a fresh political crisis amid contested election results.
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