US Signs Peace Agreement With Taliban To End War In Afghanistan

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The United States has signed a historic peace deal to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan.

The United States signed a peace deal with Taliban militants on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. Both sides seek to end the 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan.

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The agreement should see the withdrawal of all American and allied forces from Afghanistan within the next 14 months. Troops will be withdrawn slowly during that time with totals dropping from 13,000 troops to 8,600 troops in the next 3-4 months. A complete withdrawal will be determinant on the Taliban's required actions to prevent future terrorism.

“We will closely watch the Taliban’s compliance with their commitments, and calibrate the pace of our withdrawal to their actions. This is how we will ensure that Afghanistan never again serves as a base for international terrorists,” said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The invasion of Afghanistan was ordered in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, but grew into a larger intervention engulfing much of the Middle East, that has resulted in the US spending $750 billion, the death of tens of thousands, and the growth of more terrorist organizations such as ISIS. 

The Washington Post published "The Afghanistan Papers" in December 2019, detailing gross incompetence, the misleading of the public to present an image of success, and more. You can check out that full report here.


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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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