US says preparing to sign deal with Taliban on February 29

AFP  |  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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First Published: Fri, February 21 2020. 16:56 IST