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US-Taliban truce begins, feeding hope of a peaceful, more prosperous Afghanistan

  • Written by Elizabeth B. Hessami, Faculty Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
US-Taliban truce begins, feeding hope of a peaceful, more prosperous AfghanistanTaliban fighters surrender their weapons in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2020. Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua via Getty Images

If a seven-day truce between the United States and the Taliban holds until Feb. 28, 2020, Afghanistan’s decades-long conflict may finally end. A peace deal could be signed as soon as Feb. 29, according...

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