Is pace finally coming to afghanistan the u. S. And the taliban sign a deal aimed at ending 18 years of war the government in kabul is not involved so kind disagreement lost and will the Afghan Peoples rights be protected this is inside story. Hello there and welcome to the program dick clark it is being called the 1st step towards lasting peace in afghanistan the United States and the Afghan Taliban have signed a preliminary deal towards ending nearly 2 decades of war its a result of 18 months of talks here in doha in qatar the 1st stage involves exchange of 6000 prisoners and whats called a meaningful reduction of violence over the next 135 days the u. S. And nato will withdraw all troops within 14 months if the taliban up holds its commitments its hopes all this will lead to direct talks between the taliban and the Afghan Government in kabul which the taliban has refused to recognize were just at the beginning. Furthering the cause of peace will require serious work and sacrifice by
Then very swiftly, alex will be here to start moderated discussion. First of all, welcome to the middle east institute. Thank you ever so much for joining us for this extremely important event. As someone who has worked on syria and particularly on idlib nonstop for the last nine years, i can safely say that events like this couldnt come at a more important time. Im also not aware of any other events like this one happening in washington these days, so im extremely glad its taken place. The american crisis that is developed in northwestern syria in recent months is entirely unprecedented. Not just after nine years of war in syria, but in this whole worlds modern history. And yet despite the sheer enormity of the crisis, the world has really get to do more than issue public statements of concern. Im going to keep my opening remarks pretty brief because if i get carried away, i will end up saying everything i i plan to say on the panel. But one thing i do want to sit say from the outset
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Is pace finally coming to afghanistan the u. S. And the taliban sign a deal aimed at ending 18 years of war but the government in kabul is not involved so kandice agreement lost and will the Afghan Peoples rights be protected this is inside story. I. Now live and welcome to the program dick clark it is being called the 1st step towards lasting peace in afghanistan the United States and the Afghan Taliban have signed a preliminary deal towards ending nearly 2 decades of war its a result of 18 months of talks here in doha in qatar the 1st stage involves exchange of 6000 prisoners in whats called a meaningful reduction of violence over the next 135 days the u. S. And nato will withdraw all troops within 14 months if the taliban not holds its commitments its hopes all this will lead to direct talks between the taliban and the Afghan Government in kabul which the taliban has refused to recognize were just at the beginning. Furthering the cause of peace will require serious work and sacrific
And because we are on air on cspan we should get moving. Ill be giving some opening remarks. I think well get started on some of our opening remarks and then very swiftly alex will be a real start a moderated discussion. But first of all issa, welcome to the middle east institute. Thank you ever so much for joining us to this extremely important event. Someone who is worked on syria and particularly on idlib nonstop for the last nine years, i can safely say that events like this couldnt come at a more important time. Im also not aware of any other events like this one happening in washington these days, so im extremely glad its taken place. The american crisis that is developed in northwestern syria in recent months is entirely unprecedented. Not just after nine years of war in syria, but in this whole world modern history. And yet despite the sheer enormity of the crisis, the world has really get to do more than issue public statements of concern. Im going to keep my opening remarks p