Today, Saturday, in the Qatari capital, Doha, the United States and the Taliban sign an agreement to end the war in Afghanistan, and US President Donald Trump has announced that he has assigned Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo to represent him in the signing.
This agreement comes after a seven-day truce, which Washington and the Taliban announced and expired on Friday.
If the Taliban and the Afghan government stick to the agreement, this will be a way to end the war and return American forces to the United States, the President said.
Trump affirmed - in a statement to the White House - that the agreement with the Taliban is the result of the arduous efforts made by those who fought hard in Afghanistan for the United States, noting that the agreement is an important step to bring lasting peace in a new Afghanistan free from al-Qaeda, the state, and any terrorist group seeking to harm Washington, According to his expression.
For his part, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States has noticed a significant decrease in violence in Afghanistan over the past six days.
Pompeo's comments came while US Defense Secretary Mark Asper is expected to issue a joint declaration with the Afghan government.
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In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the peace agreement that will be signed today in Doha will put the ball in the court of Afghan parties.
Qureshi said that this requires direct dialogue between the Afghan parties to determine the nature of the political system of Afghanistan and its future.
He also warned that parties - unnamed - inside and outside Afghanistan may seek to undermine the peace process that will result from the signing of the Doha Agreement.
The minister said that these parties want to make Afghanistan a starting point to destabilize the region, because they benefit from the war economy.
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The agreement, which representatives of 18 countries will attend today, will end the longest American war in Afghanistan for nearly 18 years.
The contents of the agreement have yet to be revealed, with 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.