US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Says Preparing to Sign Deal with Taliban on February 29

File photo of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Reuters)

'Upon a successful implementation of this understanding, signing of the US-Taliban agreement is expected to move forward,' Mike Pompeo said in a statement released after visiting Saudi Arabia.

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Last Updated: February 21, 2020, 4:50 PM IST

Riyadh: The United States is preparing to sign a deal with the Taliban on February 29, building on an agreement on reducing violence across Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.

"Upon a successful implementation of this understanding, signing of the US-Taliban agreement is expected to move forward," he said in a statement released after visiting Saudi Arabia.

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