Are great to have you with us this is r. T. To match. The u. S. And the taliban are poised to sign a peace deal which may bring washingtons longest ever war to an end both parties issued a joint statement saying that if all goes well the complete withdrawal of u. S. And nato troops from the country will happen in 14 months the conflict which the u. S. Initially betrayed as a major success has outlasted 4 president ial terms and hes getting more looks back at how it all played out. Back in 2003 u. S. Officials were telling a story of success when it came to afghanistan listen to Donald Rumsfeld were at a point where we clearly have moved from major combat to a period of stability and to blues asian and reconstruction activities the bulk of this country today is permissive and secure it is clear that that is the case by virtue of the fact that we see people returning to their country from all across the globe in large numbers but 17 years and 4 president ial terms later one of the great
Theyre great to have you with us this is r. T. And. The u. S. And the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washingtons longest ever war to an end earlier in the day both parties issued a joint statement saying if all goes well the complete withdrawal of u. S. And nato troops from the country will happen within 14 months the main question still remains will it work more but looks at how much america has lost in the war of what it is chieftain yet. Back in 2003 u. S. Officials were telling a story of success when it came to afghanistan listen to Donald Rumsfeld were at a point where we clearly have moved from major combat to a period of stability as to blues asian and reconstruction activities the bulk of this country today is permissive and secure it is clear that that is the case by virtue of the fact that we see people returning to their country from all across the globe in large numbers but 17 years and 4 president ial terms later one of the great power
Although theyre just going to 8 oclock here in moscow youre watching r. T. International the u. S. And the taliban have signed a peace deal which is expected to finally bring washingtons longest war twin end and while the negotiations have been a long time in the making they still dont exceed the 18 years of conflict in the country. The United States and the taleban have endured decades of hostility and mistrust. Previous talks falter. This separate only became real for the United States when the taleban signaled interest in pursuing peace and ending their relationship with. Another foreign terrorist groups. They also recognize that military victory was impossible. Under the peace deal the talibans pledge to prevent terrorists from operating in the areas it controls and theyve also promised to enter into talks with the Afghan Government in march as for washington it is promising to review sanctions on the taliban and will begin withdrawing their troops in stages if it all goes well in
Good evening, im bradley graham, coowner of politics and prose along with my wife Lisa Muscatine and on behalf of everybody at p and p welcome 2 pm to p. M. At the wharf, thank you for coming and for bringing this evening of storm warnings and wind and rain. Evenings are getting to be all too frequent here in washington dc. Last august john chapman, air force combat controller was posthumously awarded the medal of honor or his heroic actions atop a snowcapped mountain in afghanistan in early 2002. Afew months after us forces began fighting in the country. Chapman was the first airman to receive the medal of honor is the vietnam war. He then attached to a Navy Seal Team assigned to establish a mountaintop observation post in connection with a major us to against al qaeda and Taliban Forces in the shower valley in eastern afghanistan. Approaching the site, the helicopter carrying the special Operations Unit came under heavy fire and one of the team members was thrown from the aircraft. R
Priority for us is to build on out already strong policies its very important that we should on our property and not have them in my government take over our natural resources. Leader and sense you change has cooled on the catch an independent me to sign a National Cease fire agreement brokered 4 years ago but mistrust between the 2 sides remains high and many here doubt theyll see peace in their lifetime victoria gates and be out there. In mexico has decided to delay sending National Guard troops to its southern border until the end of the month an official ever seeing the forest held out to the air and increased military presence is still weeks away its one of the conditions of a deal with the United States to stop migrants trying to cross over from Central America the deal was struck to stop threatening tariffs on the mexican goods or mexicos interior minister says she doesnt know how many people are getting passed over security or to keep our casinos despite all in only though its