Doha is preparing tomorrow to sign an agreement between Washington and the Taliban to end the war in Afghanistan

The United States and the Taliban will sign an agreement tomorrow (Saturday) in the Qatari capital, Doha, to end the war in Afghanistan, after a seven-day truce has ended. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is optimistic that the agreement may lead to internal reconciliation.

Today, the truce declared by Washington and the Taliban ends for seven days, and representatives of thirty countries are due to attend the agreement tomorrow.

Commenting on this upcoming event, the Pakistani Foreign Minister said to the island that the American agreement with the Taliban movement tomorrow will open the door for an Afghan dialogue that may lead to reconciliation, stressing that there is an environment of trust between the two parties.

"We hope that the Afghan government's communication with the Taliban will lead to the release of prisoners," he added, adding that the Afghans will decide their future and the nature of their political system after signing the agreement.

Qureshi said that there are elements inside Afghanistan and parties in the region that do not want peace for the Afghans, warning that they will sabotage the path of peace because it is "against their interests."

The Pakistani foreign minister expressed gratitude to Qatar for its efforts to support negotiations between Washington and the Taliban, he said.

For its part, the Afghan presidency announced that US Defense Secretary Mark Asper and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg are scheduled to arrive in the Afghan capital, Kabul, tomorrow.

This agreement would give US President Donald Trump one of the most important diplomatic achievements in foreign policy, as withdrawing his forces from Afghanistan is one of the most important electoral promises, and this agreement will end the longest American war, which spanned for about 18 years.

The contents of the agreement have not yet been revealed, given expectations that it will include withdrawing 5400 soldiers out of 13,000 within 135 days, and launching a dialogue between the Taliban and the Kabul authorities, which the movement refuses to recognize.