U. S. And Afghan Taliban a just sign a preliminary deal in the coming hours that could eventually end americas longest running war its the result of 18 months of talks but once its agreed there is still a long way to go the 1st stage will be a 135. 00 day period of whats called a meaningful reduction in violence that is set to include the exchange of some 6000. 00 prisoners a deal is being described as a precursor to a Peace Agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan its hoped this will lead to talks between the taliban and the government in kabul as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops leading up to the signing theres been an initial weeklong reduction in violence mostly held although there were still some attacks. We have teams covering the story from several angles in a few moments well be speaking to alan fischer whos in washington d. C. Meet is standing by in afghanistans capital kabul but 1st lets speak to some of the devalued whos at the venue here in doha where
Coronavirus cases have been detected with no known origin. Sport it is canceling International Football friendlies because of coronavirus the lympics are also in downs but were in senegal where africas best boxers still trying to qualify at the 2020. 2 to the news that the u. S. And Afghan Taliban are due to sign a preliminary deal in the coming hours the could eventually and americas longest running war is the result of 18 months of talks but once its agreed to go the 1st stage will be a 135. 00 day period of whats called a meaningful reduction in violence to include the exchange of 6000. 00 prisoners now that deal is being. Described as a precursor to a Peace Agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan itself its hoped that this will lead to talks between the taliban and the government in kabul as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops now leading up to the signing theres been an initial weeklong reduction in violence and that mostly held although there were still some a
Borders of europe are open to migrants. Innovations can appoint a new Prime Minister but the power struggles may be far from over. And the fight for which u. S. Democratic president ial hopeful will face off with donald trump turns to South Carolina which is holding its primary. In sports 5 top league games in italy have been postponed because of coronavirus restrictions the olympics are also interrupted and will be in senegal where africas best boxes off still trying to qualify for tokyo 2020. 5 to more than 18 years of war a deal between the u. S. And taliban has put afghanistan on the path to what many hope will be a Permanent Peace assigning to place here in qatar a few hours ago and in 18 months of talks one of the key components of the deal plans for a complete withdrawal of all u. S. And nato troops within 14 months if the taliban sticks to its parts the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o flew in for the signing he says the agreement is a crucial 1st step toward peace. This
Greece sends the fights over italy it creates a new pressure pressure points. And Barbara Starr in london with the top stories from europe including thousands attend a rally in france for the exiled Catalan Leader catalyst pushed them on just 30 kilometers from the spanish border. In support 5 top league games in italy have been postponed because of coronavirus restrictions the olympics are also in doubt and will be in senegal where africas best boxes are still trying to qualify for tokyo 2020. Now after more than 18 years of war a deal between the u. S. And the taliban has put afghanistan on the path to what many hope will be a Permanent Peace the sign into place here in qatar a few hours ago. And 18 months of talks one of the key components of the deal plans for a complete withdrawal of all u. S. And nato troops within 14 months if the taliban sticks to its parts of the deal the us secretary of states mike pompei you flew in for the signing he says the agreement is a crucial 1st step
The caliban. This is about three hours. The committee will come to order. Without objection, all members have five days to visit made statements and questions for the record subject to the limitation of the rules. Ambassador wells and ms. Friedman, welcome to the members of the public and the press as well. We are glad to have our friends from cspan here as well. We need this mornings of the committee conduct oversight of the administrations policy towards afghanistan and iran now recognize myself for an opening statement. For months weve been attempting to get some visibility into the ongoing peace negotiations without success. We all want peace and the fighting in afghanistan do and do. Congress needs to know what the potential deal looks like and members need the chance to ask questions and offer views and in the last few weeks, weve seen the reconciliation process go off the rails in a spectacular fashion area to be learned from a president ial message that the administration was p