Security council taking to the lectern now is we thought was it his white pompei or the u. S. Secretary of state lets listen in to what he has to say. I want to. Move out. Of. This city for you and for your support of both sides in this moment. That is in the power of your. Hostility and. We all. Know that our leaders should be in. A ship with. Another foreign terrorist groups they also recognize that military victory was impossible. I then asked him bastard to serve as our lead negotiator to gauge the talibans sincerity the agreement that we will sign today is the true test of this effort we will closely watch the talibans compliance with their commitments and calibrate the pace of our withdrawal to their actions this is how we will ensure that afghanistan never again serves as a base for International Terrorists the negotiation process and doha with all of its twists and turns as shown it is possible for us to take this step together over the past 7 days by lims levels have reached t
Patrol with un peacekeepers and the Congolese Army in east india and see that you try to stop the rebel attacks that have already cost 1000 lives coming up in sports well see whats next for Manchester City as they take their punishment for breaking financial fair play rules to sports culture pale. So just in the past hour or so the u. S. Defense secretary has called china the biggest threat to the global order he was speaking at the Munich Security Conference markets accusing the Chinese Government of seeking advantage across the world by any means and at any cost and he again urged European Countries to stay away from the chinese tech giant huawei a demand that has been rebuffed by european allies. Under present shes rule the Chinese Communist party is heading even faster and further in the wrong direction more internal repression more predatory economic practices more heavy handedness and most concerning for me a more aggressive military posture it is essential that we as an Internat
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 this agreement lost and will the Afghan Peoples rights be protected this is inside story. Elevator and welcome to the program dick clark it is being called the 1st step towards last thing 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
With todayster hashtag afghanpeace. Usip was founded by congress 35 years ago as an independent, nonpartisan, National Institute charged with the mission of preventing conflicts under the premise that peace is possible. Involved inn afghanistan in particular since 2002 and supporting sustainable is a corefghanistan priority for us. Our team is engaged at all levels of the process including convening meetings like this here in washington, our meetings with key stakeholders, for on how to bring about an end to americas longest war. Publish details on substantive topics rolled related to 53. Work in afghanistan through our office there at the grass roots level hosting peace dialogues that bring together and elders to provide them with the skills to participate in the Peace Process and have a say in the future of their country, a few examples of implement trying to our mission in afghanistan. A year ago and a half ago the what administration took could be called a bold but risky decision t
Good afternoon, my name is scott smith and im a Senior Adviser on the Afghanistan Team and im glad to welcome you all here for a timely discussion on ending the war in afghanistan. Id like to welcome those joining by live stream. You can engage with us and each other on twitter with todays hashtag afghanpeace. Usip was founded by congress 35 years ago as an independent, nonpartisan, National Institute charged with the mission of preventing conflicts under the premise that peace is possible. Usip has been involved in afghanistan in particular since 2002 and supporting sustainable peace in afghanistan is a core priority for us. Our team is engaged at all levels of the process including convening meetings like this here in washington, our meetings with key stakeholders, for discussions on how to bring about an end to americas longest war. We publish details on substantive topics rolled related to peace. We work in afghanistan through our office there at the grass roots level hosting peace