US and Taliban reach reduction of violence agreement -US official
An agreement that leads to a major US troop withdrawal could be a political boost for Trump, who has repeatedly promised to stop "endless wars" as he seeks re-election in November.
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks about the release of two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group in exchange for an American and an Australian professor who were kidnapped in 2016, in Kabul, Afghanistan November 12, 2019(photo credit: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE /HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERS
