Trump - Will bring U.S. troops home if Afghanistan peace deal

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By Reuters

Published on 31/01/2019 - 19:02•Updated 19/04/2024 - 16:55

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would bring American troops home if a peace deal was reached to end 17 years of war in Afghanistan.

The United States and the Taliban have sketched the outlines for an eventual peace accord, a U.S. special envoy said on Monday, but there was no sign the insurgent group had accepted key U.S. demands.