Doyle McManus: Trump's draft deal with the Taliban looks ugly, but it may be the best we can get
by Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Sep 03, 2019
3 minutes
You may not have noticed, but the Trump administration is racing to reach a peace agreement with the Taliban, the Islamic militants who once sheltered terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan and have been battling U.S. troops since 2001.
As the latest round of closed-door talks wraps up in Qatar, a potential deal appears in sight - and it doesn't look pretty.
By all accounts, the current draft includes the withdrawal of about 5,400 U.S. troops in exchange for a Taliban pledge to cut ties with Al Qaeda.
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